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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Fairfax Moresby Kerr|Fairfax M. Kerr]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she operated with the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Fairfax Moresby Kerr|Fairfax M. Kerr]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}


On 19 June, 1918, her Captain (possibly [[Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|Lawrence F. N. Ommanney]]) was one of several man removed from the ship to hospital during a virulent outbreak that prompted a visit from a Fleet Surgeon from {{UK-Apollo}}.  A Lt. English took command in his absence.  The loss of personnel may have prompted the arrival that same day of fully 28 new sailors from H.M.S. ''Vivid''.<ref>Ship's log at {{TNA|ADM 53/37734.}}</ref>
On 19 June, 1918, her Captain [[Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|Lawrence F. N. Ommanney]] was one of several man removed from the ship to hospital during a virulent outbreak that prompted a visit from a Fleet Surgeon from {{UK-Apollo}}.  {{LieutRN}} [[Reginald Wastell English|Reginald W. English]] assumed command in his absence.  The loss of personnel may have prompted the arrival that same day of fully 28 new sailors from H.M.S. ''Vivid''.<ref>Ship's log at {{TNA|ADM 53/37734.}}</ref>  Ommanney rejoined his ship on 10 August.ref>Ship's log at {{TNA|ADM 53/37735.}}</ref>


She paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 745}}
''Christopher'' paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 745}}


==Captains==
==Captains==

Revision as of 16:15, 10 October 2014

H.M.S. Christopher (1912)
Pendant Number: H.51 (1914)
H.25 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie[2]
Launched: 29 Aug, 1912[3]
Completed: Nov, 1912[4]
Sold: May, 1921[5]

H.M.S. Christopher was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.

Service

In mid-1913, she was part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

At the Battle of Jutland, she operated with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Fairfax M. Kerr.[7]

On 19 June, 1918, her Captain Lawrence F. N. Ommanney was one of several man removed from the ship to hospital during a virulent outbreak that prompted a visit from a Fleet Surgeon from Apollo. Lieutenant Reginald W. English assumed command in his absence. The loss of personnel may have prompted the arrival that same day of fully 28 new sailors from H.M.S. Vivid.[8] Ommanney rejoined his ship on 10 August.ref>Ship's log at The National Archives. ADM 53/37735.</ref>

Christopher paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 292.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  8. ↑ Ship's log at The National Archives. ADM 53/37734.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
  11. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.

Bibliography


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