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|pend=G.82 (Jan 1917)<br>G.88 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 69}} | |pend=G.82 (Jan 1917)<br>G.88 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 69}} | ||
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She completed to reduced complement on 17 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 856}} | She completed to reduced complement on 17 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 856}} | ||
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| + | ''Rocket'' re-commissioned on 1 January, 1923 for service with the {{UK-ASF}} at Portland.{{NLApr25|p. 265''a''}} | ||
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| + | ''Rocket'' re-commissioned on 1 July, 1925 at Portsmouth for service with the {{UK-ASF}} at Portland.{{NLFeb26|p. 265''a''}} | ||
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| + | In August of 1925, ''Rocket'', along with {{UK-Raider}}, {{UK-Redgauntlet}} and {{UK-Retriever}} of the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla were selected to be scrapped.{{ToL|Anti-Submarine Flotilla Changes|Tuesday, May 25, 1926; pg. 20; Issue 44280}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel|nick=Frederic A. H. Russel|appt=15 September, 1916<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 397''o''}}|end=February, 1918<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel|nick=Frederic A. H. Russel|appt=15 September, 1916<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 397''o''}}|end=February, 1918<ref>Russel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/75.|D7604174}} f. 40.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=28 February, 1918<ref>Bradley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>|end=10 December, 1918<ref>Bradley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/60.|D7605147}} f. 418.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Chaigneau Colvill|nick=James C. Colvill|appt=13 November, 1918<ref>Colvill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>{{NLOct19|p. 897}}|end=1 October, 1919<ref>Colvill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/7.|D7605763}} f. 7.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=1 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 856}}<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=1 March, 1921<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=1 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 856}}<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=1 March, 1921<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ouchterlony Barron|nick=John O. Barron|appt=1 March, 1921<ref>Barron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/10.|D7603717}} f. 214.</ref>|end=1 June, 1921<ref>Barron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/10.|D7603717}} f. 214.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ouchterlony Barron|nick=John O. Barron|appt=1 March, 1921<ref>Barron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/10.|D7603717}} f. 214.</ref>|end=1 June, 1921<ref>Barron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/10.|D7603717}} f. 214.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Geoffrey Peace|nick=Alfred G. Peace|appt=15 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Geoffrey Peace|nick=Alfred G. Peace|appt=15 June, 1921{{NMI|15 June 1921, p. 19}}|end=10 September, 1921<ref>Peace Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley|nick=John J. C. Ridley|appt=10 September, 1921|end=15 March, 1922}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley|nick=John J. C. Ridley|appt=10 September, 1921{{NMI|10 Sept. 1921, p. 6}}|end=15 March, 1922}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur John Layard Murray|nick=Arthur J. L. Murray|appt=13 March, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 804}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur John Layard Murray|nick=Arthur J. L. Murray|appt=13 March, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 804}}|end=May, 1923|note=and in charge of {{UK-ASF}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bernard Acworth|nick=Bernard Acworth|appt=1 May, 1923{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bernard Acworth|nick=Bernard Acworth|appt=1 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 265''a''}}|end=15 April, 1925|note=and in charge of {{UK-ASF}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|nick=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|appt=15 April, 1925<ref>Vaughan-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/237.|D7604335}} f. 127.</ref>|end=27 May, 1926<ref>Vaughan-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/237.|D7604335}} f. 127.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|nick=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|appt=15 April, 1925<ref>Vaughan-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/237.|D7604335}} f. 127.</ref>|end=27 May, 1926<ref>Vaughan-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/237.|D7604335}} f. 127.</ref>}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 13 August 2020
| H.M.S. Rocket (1916) | |
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| Pendant Number: | G.82 (Jan 1917) G.88 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Ordered: | Jul 1915 (6th Order)[3][4] |
| Launched: | 2 Jul, 1916[5] |
| Completed: | 7 Oct, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | 16 Dec, 1926[7] |
H.M.S. Rocket was one of sixty-two "R" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1916-17.
Service
Rocket was assigned to the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in October, 1916, as it was still building up to strength.[8]
She completed to reduced complement on 17 October, 1919.[9]
Rocket re-commissioned on 1 January, 1923 for service with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla at Portland.[10]
Rocket re-commissioned on 1 July, 1925 at Portsmouth for service with the Anti-Submarine Flotilla at Portland.[11]
In August of 1925, Rocket, along with Raider, Redgauntlet and Retriever of the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla were selected to be scrapped.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, 15 September, 1916[13][14] – February, 1918[15]
- Lieutenant in Command Frederic C. Bradley, 28 February, 1918[16] – 10 December, 1918[17]
- Lieutenant in Command James C. Colvill, 13 November, 1918[18][19] – 1 October, 1919[20]
- Commander Gerald C. Harrison, 1 October, 1919[21][22] – 1 March, 1921[23]
- Commander John O. Barron, 1 March, 1921[24] – 1 June, 1921[25]
- Commander Alfred G. Peace, 15 June, 1921[26] – 10 September, 1921[27]
- Commander John J. C. Ridley, 10 September, 1921[28] – 15 March, 1922
- Commander Arthur J. L. Murray, 13 March, 1922[29] – May, 1923 (and in charge of Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Bernard Acworth, 1 May, 1923[30] – 15 April, 1925 (and in charge of Anti-Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 15 April, 1925[31] – 27 May, 1926[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 856.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 265a.
- ↑ "Anti-Submarine Flotilla Changes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 25, 1926; pg. 20; Issue 44280.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.
- ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 897.
- ↑ Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 15 June 1921, p. 19.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 10 Sept. 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 804.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265a.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
Bibliography
| "R" Class Destroyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admiralty Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radstock | Raider | Romola | Rowena | Restless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rigorous | Rocket | Rob Roy | Redgauntlet | Redoubt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recruit | Sturgeon | Sceptre | Salmon | Sylph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarpedon | Sable | Setter | Sorceress | Satyr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharpshooter | Simoom | Skate | Starfish | Stork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skilful | Springbok | Tancred | Tarpon | Telemachus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempest | Tetrarch | Tenacious | Thisbe | Thruster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tormentor | Tornado | Torrent | Torrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thornycroft Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosalind | Radiant | Retriever | Taurus | Teazer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yarrow Specials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabrina | Strongbow | Surprise | Sybille | Truculent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrant | Ulleswater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modified "R" Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulster | Undine | Tower | Trenchant | Tristram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirade | Ursula | Ulysses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpire | Urchin | Ursa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Talisman Class | Destroyers (UK) | "V" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
