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| − | |launch=1912 | + | |launch=8 Nov, 1912{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 307}} |
| − | |builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | + | |comp=Mar, 1913{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 307}} |
| + | |builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 75}} | ||
|pend=H.73 (1914)<br>H.26 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 63}} | |pend=H.73 (1914)<br>H.26 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 63}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
| − | '''H.M.S. ''Cockatrice''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Cockatrice''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]]. |
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>' | + | In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 293}} She would remain with that formation until almost the end of the war. |
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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-Christopher}} and {{UK-Ambuscade}}, who were at her side almost continuously.<ref>Christopher's logs at {{TNA||ADM 53/37734.}} through ADM 53/37737.</ref> | ||
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| + | In November, 1918, she left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force with {{UK-Christopher}} and {{UK-Ambuscade}}.{{SMNLNov18|pp. 17, 19}} | ||
She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 17 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 746a}} | She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 17 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 746a}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cockatrice''">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cockatrice''"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=20 March, 1913<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''t''}}|end=7 June, 1916<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Frederic Thornton Peters|nick=Frederic T. Peters|appt=26 January, 1918{{NLFeb19|p.758}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=George Edwin Matthews|nick=George E. Matthews|appt=5 July, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 392''l''}}|end=31 October, 1917}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edward Eastwick-Field|nick=Edward Eastwick-Field|appt=11 November, 1917<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>|end=2 February, 1918<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Frederic Thornton Peters|nick=Frederic T. Peters|appt=26 January, 1918{{NLFeb19|p.758}}|ass=2 February, 1918<ref>Eastwick-Field Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/289.|D7605374}} f. 662.</ref>|end=2 June, 1919}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''I''')|name=Joseph Bernard Newill|nick=Joseph B. Newill|appt=20 May, 1919<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref>|end=2 October, 1919<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cockatrice_(1912)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:56, 11 December 2018
| H.M.S. Cockatrice (1912) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.73 (1914) H.26 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 8 Nov, 1912[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1913[4] |
| Sold: | May, 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Cockatrice was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[6] She would remain with that formation until almost the end of the war.
From mid-1917 to the end of the war, she was busy with anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort work, most often with Christopher and Ambuscade, who were at her side almost continuously.[7]
In November, 1918, she left the 4DF to join the Northern Patrol Force with Christopher and Ambuscade.[8]
She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 17 October, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander William J. Whitworth, 20 March, 1913[10][11] – 7 June, 1916[12]
- Lieutenant in Command George E. Matthews, 5 July, 1916[13] – 31 October, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Edward Eastwick-Field, 11 November, 1917[14] – 2 February, 1918[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederic T. Peters, 26 January, 1918[16] – 2 June, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander (I) Joseph B. Newill, 20 May, 1919[17] – 2 October, 1919[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 293.
- ↑ Christopher's logs at The National Archives. 53/37734. through ADM 53/37737.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). pp. 17, 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 746a.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392l.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ Eastwick-Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/289. f. 662.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p.758.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
Bibliography
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