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==Service==
 
==Service==
In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 394.</ref>
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In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 394}}
  
 
While part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, the ship was one of four of her class undergoing refit in [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] until 8 July, 1914.{{AWO1914|88 of 3 July 1914}}
 
While part of the {{UK-DF|6}}, the ship was one of four of her class undergoing refit in [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] until 8 July, 1914.{{AWO1914|88 of 3 July 1914}}
  
On 4 March, 1915, under Commander Evans, ''Viking'' sighted {{DE-U8}} on the surface in foggy condition in the Dover Strait, opening fire at 1,000 yards and forcing a dive.  Nine other destroyers joined in as ''Viking'' used sweeping gear on the sea bed, firing one against a periscope, but without effect.  An hour later, {{UK-Maori}} and {{UK-Ghurka}} joined in, blowing the submarine to the surface and taking 28 prisoners.{{HardLying|p. 101}}
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On 4 March, 1915, under Commander [[Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans|Evans]], ''Viking'' sighted {{DE-U8}} on the surface in foggy condition in the Dover Strait, opening fire at 1,000 yards and forcing a dive.  Nine other destroyers joined in as ''Viking'' used sweeping gear on the sea bed, firing one against a periscope, but without effect.  An hour later, {{UK-1Maori}} and {{UK-Ghurka}} joined in, blowing the submarine to the surface and taking 28 prisoners.{{HardLying|p. 101}}
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On 29 January 1916 ''Viking'' struck a mine near Colbart Bank, killing ten of her crew but leaving the ship able to regain port.
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By May 1919, ''Viking'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Viking''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Viking|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Gerald Hamond|nick=Robert G. Hamond|appt=15 December, 1910{{NLApr14|p. 393}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Cyril Royds Brocklebank|nick=Henry C. R. Brocklebank|appt=29 June, 1910<ref>Brocklebank Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>|end=15 December, 1910<ref>Brocklebank Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans|nick=Edward R. G. R. Evans|appt=3 December, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 394}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Gerald Hamond|nick=Robert G. Hamond|appt=15 December, 1910<ref>Hamond Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/45/170.|D7603422}} f. 174.</ref>{{NLMay14|p. 393}}|end=2 May, 1914<ref>Hamond Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/45/170.|D7603422}} f. 174.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=|note=October, 1916, in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=John Paget Gibbs|nick=John P. Gibbs|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 394}}|end=29 November, 1914|note=after a refit}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Edward Theobald Walsh Church|nick=Edward T. W. Church|appt=April, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 935}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Dallas Adair-Hall|nick=Harold D. Adair-Hall|appt=29 November, 1914<ref>Adair-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/29/239.|D7604337}} f. 128.</ref>|end=3 December, 1914<ref>Adair-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/29/239.|D7604337}} f. 128.</ref>}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans|nick=Edward R. G. R. Evans|appt=3 December, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 394}}<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 40.</ref>|end=29 December, 1915<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 40.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Noel Gilbertson|nick=George N. Gilbertson|appt=25 October, 1915<ref>Gilbertson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/46.|D7604801}} f. 51.</ref>|end=24 December, 1915<ref>Gilbertson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/46.|D7604801}} f. 51.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Christopher Harry Williams|nick=Thomas C. H. Williams|appt=29 December, 1915|end=29 January, 1916|note=killed when ship struck mine}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=September, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}}|end=27 November, 1916<ref>Oliphant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/83.|D7603335}} f. 83.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Brooke|nick=John Brooke|appt=27 November, 1916<ref>Brooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/47.|D7604802}} f. 52.</ref>|end=12 September, 1917<ref>Brooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/47.|D7604802}} f. 52.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}}|end=15 March, 1918}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=John Willits|nick=John Willits|appt=3 March, 1919<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040}}|end=25 June, 1919<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>}}
 
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 3 January 2022

H.M.S. Viking (1909)
Pendant Number: H.90 (1914)
D.09 (Sep 1915)
D.93 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Ordered: 1907-08 Programme[3]
Launched: 14 Sep, 1909[4]
Completed: Jun, 1910[5]
Sold: 1919[6]

H.M.S. Viking was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.

Service

In mid-1913, she was with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[7]

While part of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, the ship was one of four of her class undergoing refit in Chatham Royal Dockyard until 8 July, 1914.[8]

On 4 March, 1915, under Commander Evans, Viking sighted U 8 on the surface in foggy condition in the Dover Strait, opening fire at 1,000 yards and forcing a dive. Nine other destroyers joined in as Viking used sweeping gear on the sea bed, firing one against a periscope, but without effect. An hour later, Maori and Ghurka joined in, blowing the submarine to the surface and taking 28 prisoners.[9]

On 29 January 1916 Viking struck a mine near Colbart Bank, killing ten of her crew but leaving the ship able to regain port.

By May 1919, Viking was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
  8. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
  9. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 101.
  10. The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  11. Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
  12. Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
  13. Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
  14. The Navy List. (May, 1914). p. 393.
  15. Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
  16. The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 394.
  17. Adair-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/29/239. f. 128.
  18. Adair-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/29/239. f. 128.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  20. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  21. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  22. Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
  23. Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
  24. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  25. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
  26. Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
  27. Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
  28. Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
  29. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
  30. Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  31. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040.
  32. Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.

Bibliography


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