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In mid-1913, she was part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 292.</ref>
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In mid-1913, she was part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 292}}  She was to remain with that formation through the end of the war.
  
 
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}}
  
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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>
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From mid-1917 to the end of the war, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with {{UK-Cockatrice}} and {UK-Ambuscade}}, who were at her side almost continuously.<ref>Ship's logs at {{TNA||ADM 53/37734.}} through ADM 53/37737.</ref>
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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>
  
 
''Christopher'' paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 745}}
 
''Christopher'' paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 745}}

Revision as of 16:40, 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] She was to remain with that formation through the end of the war.

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

From mid-1917 to the end of the war, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with Cockatrice and {UK-Ambuscade}}, who were at her side almost continuously.[8]

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.[9] Ommanney rejoined his ship on 10 August.[10]

Christopher paid off at Chatham on 27 April, 1920.[11]

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 logs at The National Archives. 53/37734. through ADM 53/37737.
  9. ↑ Ship's log at The National Archives. ADM 53/37734.
  10. ↑ Ship's log at The National Archives. ADM 53/37735.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
  13. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.

Bibliography


Acasta Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
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Thornycroft Specials
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Other Specials
  Ardent Fortune Garland  
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