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'''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of forty-two destroyers of the [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|"A" class]] &mdash; a "26 knotter".
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'''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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Like the other 26 knotters, her useful life ran its course before the [[Great War]].
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==Service==
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The ''Ferret'' was the first of the Royal Navy's latest class of "27 knotters".  Her displacement at trial was 258 tons.  At her trials on 10 July, 1894, after six runs on a measured mile, she averaged 27.62 knots, with one run producing 28.4 knots.  On a three-hour trial, she made 27.51 knots with 175 psi and 361 rpm.{{NMI|Wednesday, Jul 11, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34313}}
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On 24 January 1895, ''Ferret'' fouled a buoy as she was steaming into Devonport Harbour, damaging her port side to such a degree that some plates were knocked in three inches though no leaking resulted.  At least one, if not both blades of her port propeller appeared to be damaged, as well.{{NMI|Friday, Jan 25, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34483}}
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On 11 February, 1899 while returning under the command of Lt. [[Herbert John Temple Marshall]] with other T.B.Ds. of the flotilla to Devonport after a cruise in the Channel, ''Ferret's'' propeller entangled the painter of a boat, smashing the boat and throwing the three occupants into the drink.  The men were rescued with some difficulty by the {{UK-1Seal}} under the command of [[John Campbell Watson]].  As this occurred, the two destroyers came together, damaging ''Seal's'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes.  The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage repaired.{{NMI|Monday, Feb 13, 1899; pg. 7; Issue 35751}}
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''Ferret'' operated as part of the Devonport Instructional Flotilla until being transferred to become a tender of the {{UK-Cambridge|f=t}} on 2 February 1900.{{NMI|Thursday, Feb 01, 1900; pg. 6; Issue 36054}}
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''Ferret'' managed 24 knots at a full-speed trial at Plymouth on 29 June, 1900.{{NMI|Monday, Jul 02, 1900; pg. 9; Issue 36183}}
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She participated in a Naval Review for the King at Cowes from 31 July to 6 August, 1907, and was responsible for dismantling a defensive boom before the fleet assembled.{{ToL|The Royal Naval Review|Monday, Aug 02, 1909; pg. 5; Issue 39027(315AM)}}
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The T.B.D. was paid off on 24 November, 1909<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/6.|}} f. 3.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Odiarne Unett Coates|Odiarne U. Coates]], August 2, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 July 1897. Issue '''35257''', col F, p. 5.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Ricketts|nick=William Ricketts|appt=20 March, 1895<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 15 March, 1895.  Issue '''34525''', col C, p. 11.</ref>|end=21 December, 1895<ref>Ricketts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/408.}} f. 1101.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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* {{LieutRN}} Hodgson, in command in 1907.{{HardLying|p. 51}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel de Lautour Wells|nick=Lionel de L. Wells|appt=21 December, 1895<ref>Wells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/619.|D7579017}} f. 1383.</ref>|end=4 January, 1896<ref>Wells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/619.|D7579017}} f. 1383.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Philip Cranstown Musgrave|nick=Philip C. Musgrave|appt=14 January, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 6 January, 1896.  Issue '''34779''', col A, p. 10.</ref>|end=12 February, 1896|note="sick", which here meant alcoholism}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles William Stares Leggatt|nick=Charles W. S. Leggatt|appt=12 February, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 14 February, 1896.  Issue '''34813''', col E, p. 8.</ref>{{NLApr97|p. 224}}|end=2 August, 1897|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]], the Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Odiarne Unett Coates|nick=Odiarne U. Coates|appt=2 August, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue '''35257''', col F, p. 5.</ref>|end=15 September, 1898}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederic Charles Dreyer|nick=Frederic C. Dreyer|appt=8 June, 1898<ref>Dreyer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 353.</ref>|end=4 August, 1898<ref>Dreyer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 353.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Odiarne Unett Coates|nick=Odiarne U. Coates|appt=c. 1 August, 1898{{NMI|Monday, Aug 01, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35583}}|end=mid September, 1898{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Herbert John Temple Marshall|nick=Herbert J. T. Marshall|appt=15 September, 1898{{NMI|Wednesday, Jul 27, 1898; pg. 10; Issue 35579}}<ref>Marshall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/110.|D7602454}} f. 117.</ref>|end=21 November, 1899<ref>Marshall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/110.|D7602454}} f. 117.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Norris Hunter|nick=Herbert N. Hunter|appt=November, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 251}}|end=2 February, 1900|ass=21 November, 1899<ref>Marshall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/110.|D7602454}} f. 117.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur William Tomlinson|nick=Arthur W. Tomlinson|appt=8 August, 1902|end=1902|note=temporary, for Review}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Joseph Sanders|nick=Joseph Sanders|appt=19 February, 1903{{NLJan04|p. 312}}|note=remained aboard during [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]], resumed command afterwards.{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Arthur Goodenough Craufurd|nick=Arthur G. Craufurd|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 16 July, 1903.  Issue '''37134''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|end=18 August, 1903|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Matthew Robert Best|nick=The Hon. Matthew R. Best|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland-Mahon|nick=Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 313-15}}|end=1 January, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Bryan Stevenson|nick=John B. Stevenson|appt=13 January, 1906|end=1 April, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Leyborne Popham|nick=Arthur L. Popham|appt=1 April, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 313-15}}|end=3 August, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Albert Fremantle|nick=Charles A. Fremantle|appt=October, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 313-15}}|end=2 April, 1907<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Edward Ketelbey Strong|nick=Frederick E. K. Strong|appt=2 April, 1907<ref>Strong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603290}} f. 38.</ref>|end=26 March, 1908<ref>Strong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603290}} f. 38.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|nick=Lewis G. E. Crabbe|appt=26 March, 1908<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 316}}|end=November, 1908<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edwin Anderson Homan|nick=Edwin A. Homan|appt=1 December, 1908<ref>Homan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/185.|D7603892}}  f. 390.</ref>|end=5 February, 1909<ref>Homan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/185.|D7603892}}  f. 390.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Coombe Hodgson|nick=John C. Hodgson|appt=6 February, 1909<ref> Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 316}}|end=10 September, 1909<ref> Hodgson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Norman Angel Kyrle Money|nick=Norman A. K. Money|appt=10 September, 1909<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/6.|}} f. 3.</ref>|end=24 November, 1909<ref>Money Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/6.|}} f. 3.</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 14 December 2021

H.M.S. Ferret (1893)
Builder: Laird[1]
Ordered: 1893[2]
Laid down: Jul, 1893[3]
Launched: 9 Dec, 1893[4]
Commissioned: Mar, 1895[5]
Sunk: 1911[6]
Fate: Test Target

H.M.S. Ferret was one of six 26 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.

Like the other 26 knotters, her useful life ran its course before the Great War.

Service

The Ferret was the first of the Royal Navy's latest class of "27 knotters". Her displacement at trial was 258 tons. At her trials on 10 July, 1894, after six runs on a measured mile, she averaged 27.62 knots, with one run producing 28.4 knots. On a three-hour trial, she made 27.51 knots with 175 psi and 361 rpm.[7]

On 24 January 1895, Ferret fouled a buoy as she was steaming into Devonport Harbour, damaging her port side to such a degree that some plates were knocked in three inches though no leaking resulted. At least one, if not both blades of her port propeller appeared to be damaged, as well.[8]

On 11 February, 1899 while returning under the command of Lt. Herbert John Temple Marshall with other T.B.Ds. of the flotilla to Devonport after a cruise in the Channel, Ferret's propeller entangled the painter of a boat, smashing the boat and throwing the three occupants into the drink. The men were rescued with some difficulty by the Seal under the command of John Campbell Watson. As this occurred, the two destroyers came together, damaging Seal's stern plates and Ferret's torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage repaired.[9]

Ferret operated as part of the Devonport Instructional Flotilla until being transferred to become a tender of the gunnery training school Cambridge on 2 February 1900.[10]

Ferret managed 24 knots at a full-speed trial at Plymouth on 29 June, 1900.[11]

She participated in a Naval Review for the King at Cowes from 31 July to 6 August, 1907, and was responsible for dismantling a defensive boom before the fleet assembled.[12]

The T.B.D. was paid off on 24 November, 1909[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 11, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34313.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 25, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34483.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 13, 1899; pg. 7; Issue 35751.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 01, 1900; pg. 6; Issue 36054.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 02, 1900; pg. 9; Issue 36183.
  12. ↑ "The Royal Naval Review." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 02, 1909; pg. 5; Issue 39027(315AM).
  13. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/6. f. 3.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1895. Issue 34525, col C, p. 11.
  15. ↑ Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  16. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/619. f. 1383.
  17. ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/619. f. 1383.
  18. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 6 January, 1896. Issue 34779, col A, p. 10.
  19. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 14 February, 1896. Issue 34813, col E, p. 8.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 224.
  21. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 16 July, 1897. Issue 35257, col F, p. 5.
  22. ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 353.
  23. ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 353.
  24. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 01, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35583.
  25. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 27, 1898; pg. 10; Issue 35579.
  26. ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
  27. ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 251.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 312.
  30. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
  31. ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  32. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 313-15.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 313-15.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 313-15.
  35. ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 441.
  36. ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
  37. ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
  38. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 316.
  40. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  41. ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
  42. ↑ Homan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/185. f. 390.
  43. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 316.
  45. ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
  46. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/6. f. 3.
  47. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/6. f. 3.

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