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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- | + | 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== | ||
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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=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={{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={{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={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=John Paget Gibbs|nick=John P. Gibbs|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 394}}|end= | + | {{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={{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>}} | ||
{{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>}} | {{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>}} | ||
{{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}} | {{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}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{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}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}}|end=27 November, 1916|note=in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}} | + | {{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]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Brooke|nick=John Brooke|appt=27 November, 1916|end=12 September, 1917}} | + | {{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>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}}|end= | + | {{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}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{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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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 3 January 2022
H.M.S. Viking (1909) | |
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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.
- Commander Henry C. R. Brocklebank, 29 June, 1910[11] – 15 December, 1910[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert G. Hamond, 15 December, 1910[13][14] – 2 May, 1914[15]
- Lieutenant in Command John P. Gibbs, 29 July, 1914[16] – 29 November, 1914 (after a refit)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harold D. Adair-Hall, 29 November, 1914[17] – 3 December, 1914[18]
- Commander Edward R. G. R. Evans, 3 December, 1914[19][20] – 29 December, 1915[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander George N. Gilbertson, 25 October, 1915[22] – 24 December, 1915[23] (temporary)
- Commander Thomas C. H. Williams, 29 December, 1915 – 29 January, 1916 (killed when ship struck mine)
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, September, 1916[24][25] – 27 November, 1916[26] (in command at Battle of Dover Strait)
- Lieutenant-Commander John Brooke, 27 November, 1916[27] – 12 September, 1917[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Louis H. K. Hamilton, 12 September, 1917[29] – 15 March, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John Willits, 3 March, 1919[30][31] – 25 June, 1919[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 394.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 88 of 3 July 1914.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 101.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Brocklebank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/390. f. 431.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1914). p. 393.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 394.
- ↑ Adair-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/29/239. f. 128.
- ↑ Adair-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/29/239. f. 128.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ Gilbertson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/46. f. 51.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ Oliphant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/83. f. 83.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/47. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
- ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040.
- ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
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