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|launch=15 Feb, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
|launch=15 Feb, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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|builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
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'''H.M.S. ''Desperate''''' was one of the [[Royal Navy]]'s eleven [["D" Class Destroyer (1896)|"D" class destroyers]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Desperate''''' was one of the [[Royal Navy]]'s eleven [["D" Class Destroyer (1896)|"D" class destroyers]].
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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''Desperate'' participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]].{{ToL|The Naval Review at Spithead|25 June 1897; p. 13}}
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On 1 July 1913, she left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}}.{{NMI|Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6}}  On 4 July, the destroyers left Corfu for Platea, sans ''Hussar''.{{NMI|Monday, July 7, 1913, Issue 40257, p.6}}
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In mid-1913, she was serving in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul13|p. 300}} In November, 1913, she was ordered to return to England.{{NLNov13|p. 300c}}
 
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul13|p. 300}} In November, 1913, she was ordered to return to England.{{NLNov13|p. 300c}}
  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Lingen Allen|nick=Walter L. Allen|appt=28 September, 1908<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603032}} f. 280.</ref>|end=23 August, 1910<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603032}} f. 280.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Walter Hugh Charles Samuel Thring|nick=Walter H. C. S. Thring|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Thring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/331.|}} f. 333.</ref>|end=c. October 1897<ref>Thring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/331.|}} f. 333.</ref>|note=participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|nick=Edmond A. B. Stanley|appt=8 June, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 300}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=before 8 October, 1897{{NMI|8 Oct. 1897, p. 9}}|end=early 1898{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Owen Tudor Hood Phillips|nick=Owen T. H. Phillips|appt=27 May, 1913{{NLNov13|p. 300''c''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=John M. de Robeck|appt=before 9 March, 1898{{NMI|8 Oct. 1897, p. 9}}|end=1898}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|nick=Cuthbert G. Chapman|appt=3 November, 1898<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>|end=19 April, 1899<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=13 March, 1900<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 235.</ref>|end=7 May, 1900<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 235.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Basil Ayton Austen|nick=Basil A. Austen|appt=4 May, 1901{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 23, 1901; pg. 10; Issue 36514}}|end=August, 1901|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Oliver Gladstone|nick=Edward O. Gladstone|appt=28 September, 1901<ref>Gladstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 246''a''}}|end=14 October, 1901<ref>Gladstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Oliver Gladstone|nick=Edward O. Gladstone|appt=1 April, 1902<ref>Gladstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144.</ref>|end=20 October, 1903<ref>Gladstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/129.|D7602915}} f. 144.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Halliday Brown|nick=George H. Brown|appt=20 October, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 300}}|end=7 November, 1905}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Claude Alwin Rombulow-Pearse|nick=Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse|appt=7 November, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 300}}|end=29 September, 1908}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Nigel Kenneth Walter Barttelot|nick=Nigel K. W. Barttelot|appt=17 November, 1905|end=2 June, 1906|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Lingen Allen|nick=Walter L. Allen|appt=28 September, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 300}}<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603032}} f. 280.</ref>|end=23 August, 1910<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603032}} f. 280.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=23 August, 1910<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 300}}|end=15 November, 1911<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|note=invalided}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|nick=Edmond A. B. Stanley|appt=18 November, 1911<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>|end=May, 1913<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/90.|D7603797}} f. 295.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Owen Tudor Hood Phillips|nick=Owen T. H. Phillips|appt=27 May, 1913{{NLNov13|p. 300''c''}}|end=December, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Berwick Curtis|nick=Berwick Curtis|appt=5 July, 1913{{NLNov13|p. 300''c''}}|end=16 December, 1913<ref>Superseded by [[George Edward Casley|George E. Casley]].</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-Derwent}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Berwick Curtis|nick=Berwick Curtis|appt=5 July, 1913{{NLNov13|p. 300''c''}}|end=16 December, 1913<ref>Superseded by [[George Edward Casley|George E. Casley]].</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-Derwent}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George Edward Casley|nick=George E. Casley|appt=16 December, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 302}}|end=11 February, 1915{{NLJan15|p. 302}}{{NLDec16|p. 393''o''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=George Edward Casley|nick=George E. Casley|appt=16 December, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 302}}|end=17 February, 1915}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Albert Bendell|nick=Albert Bendell|appt=11 February, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 393''o''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Albert Bendell|nick=Albert Bendell|appt=11 February, 1915{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Feb 10, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40774}}{{NLDec16|p. 393''o''}}|end=6 June, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Samuel Mallin|nick=Samuel Mallin|appt=6 June, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393''a''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Samuel Mallin|nick=Samuel Mallin|appt=6 June, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393''a''}}|end=13 February, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Charles Lawrence Cutsforth|nick=Charles L. Cutsforth|appt=3 April, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Charles Lawrence Cutsforth|nick=Charles L. Cutsforth|appt=3 April, 1918<ref>Cutsforth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/60/106.|C14620015}} f. 106.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}|end=25 February, 1919<ref>Cutsforth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/60/106.|C14620015}} f. 106.</ref>}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 17 March 2022

H.M.S. Desperate (1896)
Pendant Number: P.50 (1914)
D.40 (Sep 1915)
D.26 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[2]
Ordered: 1894-95[3]
Laid down: 1 Jul, 1895[4]
Launched: 15 Feb, 1896[5]
Commissioned: Feb, 1897[6]
Broken up: 1920[7]

H.M.S. Desperate was one of the Royal Navy's eleven "D" class destroyers.

Service

Desperate participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[8]

On 1 July 1913, she left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the torpedo gunboat Hussar.[9] On 4 July, the destroyers left Corfu for Platea, sans Hussar.[10]

In mid-1913, she was serving in the Mediterranean.[11] In November, 1913, she was ordered to return to England.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  8. "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, July 7, 1913, Issue 40257, p.6.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
  13. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  14. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  15. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1897, p. 9.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1897, p. 9.
  17. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  18. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  19. Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  20. Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  21. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 23, 1901; pg. 10; Issue 36514.
  22. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  23. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246a.
  24. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  25. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  26. Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
  27. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
  28. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 300.
  29. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 300.
  30. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
  31. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
  32. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
  34. Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  35. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  36. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
  37. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
  38. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
  39. Superseded by George E. Casley.
  40. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.
  41. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 10, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40774.
  42. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
  43. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
  44. Cutsforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/106. f. 106.
  45. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  46. Cutsforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/106. f. 106.

Bibliography


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