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''Raider'' was one of 62 destroyers of the [["R" Class Destroyer (1916)|R]] class.
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'''H.M.S. ''Raider''''' was one of 62 destroyers of the [["R" Class Destroyer (1916)|"R" class]].
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==Service==
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''Raider'' was assigned to the [[Grand Fleet]]'s {{UK-DF|15}} in November, 1916, as it was just reaching a useful strength.{{SMNLNov16|p. 12}}
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She re-commissioned with reduced Complement on 20 November, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 851}} and arrived at [[Harwich]] on 22 November.{{MoS|Tuesday, Nov 25, 1919; pg. 20; Issue 42266}}
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Left Chatham on 28 July, 1921.{{MoS|Saturday, Jul 30, 1921; pg. 17; Issue 42786}}
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Re-commissioned on 9 August, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 261}}
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Arrived at Pembroke Dock on 2 June, 1923{{MoS|Tuesday, Jun 05, 1923; pg. 20; Issue 43359}} and in Londonderry on 11 July{{MoS|Friday, Jul 13, 1923; pg. 10; Issue 43392}} and Lough Swilly on 13 July.{{MoS|Monday, Jul 16, 1923; pg. 17; Issue 43394}}
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On 28 August, 1923, she left [[Rosyth]] for [[Chatham]].{{MoS|Thursday, Aug 30, 1923; pg. 4; Issue 43433}}
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She left Chatham for Portsmouth on 15 January, 1925,{{MoS|Saturday, Jan 17, 1925; pg. 16; Issue 43862}} where she commenced a refit due to complete in April.{{ToL|Destroyer Refits|Tuesday, Feb 24, 1925; pg. 18; Issue 43894}}  She then went to Portland, arriving 3 July, 1925.{{MoS|Monday, Jul 06, 1925; pg. 22; Issue 44006}}
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In August of 1925, the ''Raider'', {{UK-Redgauntlet}}, {{UK-Rocket}} and {{UK-Retriever}} of the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla were selected to be scrapped.  ''Raider'' was to be replaced in her work by {{UK-Torrent}}.{{ToL|Anti-Submarine Flotilla Changes|Tuesday, May 25, 1926; pg. 20; Issue 44280}}  She finally departed [[Portland]] for [[Portsmouth]] on 2 June, 1926.{{MoS|Friday, Jun 04, 1926; pg. 5; Issue 44289}}
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Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, ''Raider'' was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.{{ToL|More Destroyers to be Scrapped|Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LCommRN}} [[Edward C. Thornton]], D.S.C., 23 July, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 851.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Fraser|nick=The Hon. George Fraser|appt=12 October, 1916<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.|D7576692}} f. 344.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 889}}|end=2 June, 1919<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.|D7576692}} f. 344.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Theodor Hare|nick=Francis T. Hare|appt=2 June, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 889}}|end=July, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Humphrey Edward Archer|nick=Humphrey E. Archer|appt=1 October, 1919<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/216.|D7605301}} f. 586.</ref>{{NLJul20|p. 851}}|end=23 July, 1920<ref>Archer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/216.|D7605301}} f. 586.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=23 July, 1920<ref>Thornton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 851}}|end=10 April, 1921<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Walter Durnford|nick=John W. Durnford|appt=20 April, 1921{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Mar 23, 1921; pg. 20; Issue 42676}}<ref>Durnford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>|end=15 March, 1922<ref>Durnford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Patrick Birmingham Crohan|nick=Patrick B. Crohan|appt=10 July, 1924{{NavAppts|Friday, June 20, 1924, Issue 43683, p.5}}<ref>Crohan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/174.|}} f. 578.</ref>|end=25 August, 1924<ref>Crohan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/174.|}} f. 578.</ref>|note=temporary, for Reserve Fleet Exercises}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Norrie Graham|nick=Charles G. N. Graham|appt=c. September, 1924{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Sep 10, 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43753}}|end=12 August, 1925|note=took command upon change of ships in flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Roland Frith Balfour Swinley|nick=Roland F. B. Swinley|appt=12 August, 1925<ref>Swinley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|end=1 July, 1926<ref>Swinley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 10 February 2021

H.M.S. Raider (1916)
Pendant Number: G.81 (1916)
G.86 (Jan 1917)
G.82 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: May 1915 (6th Order)[3][4]
Launched: 17 Jul, 1916[5]
Completed: Oct, 1916[6]
Sold: 29 Apr, 1927[7]

H.M.S. Raider was one of 62 destroyers of the "R" class.

Service

Raider was assigned to the Grand Fleet's Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla in November, 1916, as it was just reaching a useful strength.[8]

She re-commissioned with reduced Complement on 20 November, 1919[9] and arrived at Harwich on 22 November.[10]

Left Chatham on 28 July, 1921.[11]

Re-commissioned on 9 August, 1922.[12]

Arrived at Pembroke Dock on 2 June, 1923[13] and in Londonderry on 11 July[14] and Lough Swilly on 13 July.[15]

On 28 August, 1923, she left Rosyth for Chatham.[16]

She left Chatham for Portsmouth on 15 January, 1925,[17] where she commenced a refit due to complete in April.[18] She then went to Portland, arriving 3 July, 1925.[19]

In August of 1925, the Raider, Redgauntlet, Rocket and Retriever of the Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla were selected to be scrapped. Raider was to be replaced in her work by Torrent.[20] She finally departed Portland for Portsmouth on 2 June, 1926.[21]

Following an earlier round of a flotilla leader and seventeen destroyers, Raider was named as one of an additional fifteen destroyers to be scrapped in the fiscal year starting 1 April, 1926.[22]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  4. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 184.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 81.
  6. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 310.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
  8. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 12.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 851.
  10. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 25, 1919; pg. 20; Issue 42266.
  11. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 30, 1921; pg. 17; Issue 42786.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 261.
  13. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 05, 1923; pg. 20; Issue 43359.
  14. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 13, 1923; pg. 10; Issue 43392.
  15. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 16, 1923; pg. 17; Issue 43394.
  16. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 30, 1923; pg. 4; Issue 43433.
  17. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 17, 1925; pg. 16; Issue 43862.
  18. ↑ "Destroyer Refits." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 24, 1925; pg. 18; Issue 43894.
  19. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 06, 1925; pg. 22; Issue 44006.
  20. ↑ "Anti-Submarine Flotilla Changes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 25, 1926; pg. 20; Issue 44280.
  21. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 04, 1926; pg. 5; Issue 44289.
  22. ↑ "More Destroyers to be Scrapped." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, September 22, 1925, Issue 44073, p.7.
  23. ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 889.
  25. ↑ Fraser Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/346. f. 344.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 889.
  27. ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/216. f. 586.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 851.
  29. ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/216. f. 586.
  30. ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
  32. ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  33. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 23, 1921; pg. 20; Issue 42676.
  34. ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
  35. ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
  36. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, June 20, 1924, Issue 43683, p.5.
  37. ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
  38. ↑ Crohan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/174. f. 578.
  39. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 10, 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43753.
  40. ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
  41. ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.

Bibliography


"R" Class Destroyer
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Recruit Sturgeon Sceptre Salmon Sylph
Sarpedon Sable Setter Sorceress Satyr
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Thornycroft Specials
Rosalind Radiant Retriever Taurus Teazer
Yarrow Specials
Sabrina Strongbow Surprise Sybille Truculent
  Tyrant Ulleswater  
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  Umpire Urchin Ursa  
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