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| − | |fate= | + | |builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 75}} |
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|pend=H.26 (1914){{DittColl|p. 63}} | |pend=H.26 (1914){{DittColl|p. 63}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
| − | '''H.M.S. ''Paragon''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Paragon''''' was one of twenty destroyers of the [[Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)|''Acasta'' class]]. |
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| + | ==Service== | ||
| + | She was lost to a torpedo hit at the [[Action of 17 March, 1917]] in the Straits of Dover. There was heavy loss of life.{{KindellROH2|p. 334}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Paragon''"> |
| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Apsley Dunbar Maxwell Cherry|nick=Apsley D. M. Cherry|appt=3 December, 1913<ref>Cherry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/220.|D7603006}} f. 251.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 396''j''}}|end=24 October, 1915<ref>Cherry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/220.|D7603006}} f. 251.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederic Graham Schurr|nick=Frederic G. Schurr|appt=24 October, 1915<ref>Schurr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/191.|D7604603}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=1916<ref>Schurr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/191.|D7604603}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ambrose Thomas Norman Abbay|nick=Ambrose T. N. Abbay|appt=June, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 396''j''}}|end=18 November, 1916<ref>Abbay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/338.|D7604750}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Grenville Bowyer|nick=Richard G. Bowyer|appt=18 November, 1916|end=17 March, 1917|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when vessel lost under his command}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 16 March 2021
| H.M.S. Paragon (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.26 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Feb, 1913[3] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1913[4] |
| Sunk: | 18 Mar, 1917[5] |
| Fate: | in Dover Straits Action |
H.M.S. Paragon was one of twenty destroyers of the Acasta class.
Service
She was lost to a torpedo hit at the Action of 17 March, 1917 in the Straits of Dover. There was heavy loss of life.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Apsley D. M. Cherry, 3 December, 1913[7][8] – 24 October, 1915[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederic G. Schurr, 24 October, 1915[10] – 1916[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Ambrose T. N. Abbay, June, 1916[12] – 18 November, 1916[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard G. Bowyer, 18 November, 1916 – 17 March, 1917 (killed when vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 334.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396j.
- ↑ Cherry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/220. f. 251.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Schurr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/191. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396j.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
Bibliography
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| Hardy | Paragon | Porpoise | Unity | Victor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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