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'''H.M.S. ''Druid''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|Acheron class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Druid''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
 
==Radio==
She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Sets]].{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 6}}
 
==Service==
In mid-1913, ''Druid'' was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 303}}
 
At some point under the command of [[Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton]] in 1917-18, ''Druid'' collided with a trawler.
 
''Druid'' left [[Port Said]] for Malta on 7 July 1919.{{NavAppts|Saturday, Jul 12, 1919; pg. 17; Issue 42150}}  On 25 July, she left Devonport for Portsmouth.{{NavAppts|Monday, Jul 28, 1919; pg. 23; Issue 42163}}
 
She reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 5 August, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 762}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Orlando Beaconsfield Bridgeman|nick=The Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgeman|appt=28 March, 1912{{NLFeb14|p. 305}}|end=11 March, 1914|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=11 March, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 307}}|end=6 January, 1915<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Roger Vincent Alison|nick=Roger V. Alison|appt=6 January, 1915<ref>Alison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/217.|D7604315}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 393''n''}}|end=March, 1916<ref>Alison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/217.|D7604315}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Palmer Landon|nick=John P. Landon|appt=April, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 393''t''}}|end=5 November, 1916}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|nick=Thomas C. C. Bolster|appt=30 November, 1916|end=22 June, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=22 June, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393''f''}}|end=1 March, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Norman Boyd Fleming Peploe|nick=Norman B. F. Peploe|appt=1 March, 1918{{NLJul19|p. 780}}|end=July, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Harding Ward|nick=Eric H. Ward|appt=14 July, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 780}}<ref>"Naval Appointments."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42167.</ref>|end=8 August, 1919|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Harding Ward|nick=Eric H. Ward|appt=14 August, 1919|end=1919|note=for passage to Rosyth}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 4 May 2020

H.M.S. Druid (1911)
Pendant Number: H.33 (1914)
H.30 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 4 Dec, 1911[4]
Completed: Apr, 1912[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]

H.M.S. Druid was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Radio

She was one of 18 Acheron class destroyers fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Sets.[7]

Service

In mid-1913, Druid was serving with the First Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

At some point under the command of Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton in 1917-18, Druid collided with a trawler.

Druid left Port Said for Malta on 7 July 1919.[9] On 25 July, she left Devonport for Portsmouth.[10]

She reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth 5 August, 1919.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912. Wireless Appendix, p. 6.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 303.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 12, 1919; pg. 17; Issue 42150.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 28, 1919; pg. 23; Issue 42163.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 305.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  14. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Alison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/217. f. ?.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
  17. ↑ Alison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/217. f. ?.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393t.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393f.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 780.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 780.
  22. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42167.

Bibliography


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