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In mid-1913, she was in {{UK-DF|9}}, a patrol flotilla.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 308.</ref>
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In February 1908 ''Erne'' was one of seven "Rivers" of the Nore Destroyer Flotilla taken into Sheerness Dockyard for refitting, during which time three 12-pdr guns were mounted in lieu of five 6-pdrs, which were deemed too light to be useful.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Feb 03, 1908; pg. 12; Issue 38559.</ref>
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''Erne'' was paid off into Dockyard hands at Sheerness for a refit after being relieved by {{UK-Afridi}} on 18 September, 1909, slated to be re-commissioned on 23 October for service with the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NMI|Monday, Sep 20, 1909; pg. 5; Issue 39069}}
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''Erne'' left Devonport for [[Haulbowline Royal Dockyard]] to be refitted on 4 October 1910, and was photographed in a considerable state of undress in the newly-extended No. 1 Dock on 28 April, 1911, with her armament unshipped and her port engine cover removed. Given this, it is surprising to read that ''The Times'' reported that, subject to her exercises being completed, ''Erne'' was to leave Falmouth on 3 May 1911 for Sheerness under the lead of {{UK-Diamond}} in company with sisters {{UK-Cherwell}}, {{UK-Teviot}} and {{UK-Ure}}.{{MoS|Thursday, April 27, 1911, Issue 39570, p.7}}  Around June 13th, ''Diamond'' took the destroyers from Sheerness for the Downs, accompanied by eight further "Rivers".{{MoS|Wednesday, June 14, 1911, Issue 39611, p.16}}
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In mid-1913, ''Erne'' was in {{UK-DF|9}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 308}}
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On 2 February, 1914, she was one of five Rivers of the {{UK-DF|9}} paid off at Sheerness and Chatham, immediately recommissioning with new crews.{{NMI|Tuesday, Feb 03, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40437}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{LCommRN}} [[John P. Landon]], 31 July, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 313.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Luce|nick=John Luce|appt=1 June, 1904<ref>Luce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 79.</ref>|end=1 February, 1905<ref>Luce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 79.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Rowland Henry Bather|nick=Rowland H. Bather|appt=1 February, 1905<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>{{NLNov05|p. 309}}|end=28 May, 1906<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Walter Reginald Glynn Petre|nick=Walter R. G. Petre|appt=2 October, 1905<ref>Petre Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/434.|D7602752}} f. 485.</ref>|end=28 May, 1906<ref>Petre Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/434.|D7602752}} f. 485.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy George Brown|nick=Percy G. Brown|appt=28 May, 1906<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>|end=10 July, 1906<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Goodwin Innes|nick=Harold G. Innes|appt=10 July, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 309}}|end=21 March, 1907}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rupert Stanley Gwatkin-Williams|nick=Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams|appt=21 March, 1907<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>|end=15 June, 1908<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/83.|D7602869}} f. 93.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=15 June, 1908<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 309}}|end=18 September, 1909<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|note=into Dockyard Hands until 23 October}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George William McOran Campbell|nick=George W. McO. Campbell|appt=19 October, 1909<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 309}}|end=7 December, 1910<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Marsden|nick=Arthur Marsden|appt=13 April, 1911|end=31 July, 1912}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Melville Adams Hawes|nick=Melville A. Hawes|appt=2 July, 1912<ref>Hawes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 38/298.</ref>|end=|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Palmer Landon|nick=John P. Landon|appt=31 July, 1912{{NLJan15|p. 313}}|end=6 February, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 32}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 26 June 2019

H.M.S. Erne (1903)
Pendant Number: N.58 (1914)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Laid down: 3 Jul, 1902[3]
Launched: 14 Jan, 1903[4]
Commissioned: Feb, 1904[5]
Wrecked: 6 Feb, 1915[6]

H.M.S. Erne was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class.

Service

In February 1908 Erne was one of seven "Rivers" of the Nore Destroyer Flotilla taken into Sheerness Dockyard for refitting, during which time three 12-pdr guns were mounted in lieu of five 6-pdrs, which were deemed too light to be useful.[7]

Erne was paid off into Dockyard hands at Sheerness for a refit after being relieved by Afridi on 18 September, 1909, slated to be re-commissioned on 23 October for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

Erne left Devonport for Haulbowline Royal Dockyard to be refitted on 4 October 1910, and was photographed in a considerable state of undress in the newly-extended No. 1 Dock on 28 April, 1911, with her armament unshipped and her port engine cover removed. Given this, it is surprising to read that The Times reported that, subject to her exercises being completed, Erne was to leave Falmouth on 3 May 1911 for Sheerness under the lead of Diamond in company with sisters Cherwell, Teviot and Ure.[9] Around June 13th, Diamond took the destroyers from Sheerness for the Downs, accompanied by eight further "Rivers".[10]

In mid-1913, Erne was in Ninth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[11]

On 2 February, 1914, she was one of five Rivers of the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla paid off at Sheerness and Chatham, immediately recommissioning with new crews.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  7. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 03, 1908; pg. 12; Issue 38559.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 20, 1909; pg. 5; Issue 39069.
  9. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Thursday, April 27, 1911, Issue 39570, p.7.
  10. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 14, 1911, Issue 39611, p.16.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 308.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 03, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40437.
  13. ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  14. ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  15. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 309.
  17. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  18. ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
  19. ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
  20. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  21. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 309.
  23. ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  24. ↑ Gwatkin-Williams Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. f. 93.
  25. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 309.
  27. ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  28. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 309.
  30. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
  31. ↑ Hawes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 38/298.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 313.
  33. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 32.

Bibliography


River Class Destroyer
Erne Ettrick Exe Ribble Teviot
Usk Derwent Eden Foyle Itchen
Kennet Jed Welland Cherwell Dee
Arun Blackwater Waveney Chelmer Colne
Gala Garry Ness Nith Swale
Ure Wear Liffey Moy Ouse
  Boyne Doon Kale  
  Rother Stour Test  
<– "D" Class Destroyers (UK) Tribal Class –>
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