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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.

Lieutenant & Commander Walter H. C. S. Thring, 15 June, 1897^[13] – c. October 1897^[14] (participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
Commander William F. De Salis, before 8 October, 1897^[15] – early 1898^[Inference]
Commander John M. de Robeck, before 9 March, 1898^[16] – 1898
Commander Cuthbert G. Chapman, 3 November, 1898^[17] – 19 April, 1899^[18]
Lieutenant & Commander Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 13 March, 1900^[19] – 7 May, 1900^[20]
Lieutenant & Commander Basil A. Austen, 4 May, 1901^[21] – August, 1901 (including Annual Manoeuvres of 1901?)
Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 28 September, 1901^[22]^[23] – 14 October, 1901^[24]
Lieutenant & Commander Edward O. Gladstone, 1 April, 1902^[25] – 20 October, 1903^[26]
Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, 20 October, 1903^[27] – 7 November, 1905
Lieutenant & Commander Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse, 7 November, 1905^[28] – 29 September, 1908
Lieutenant & Commander Nigel K. W. Barttelot, 17 November, 1905 – 2 June, 1906 (temporary)
Commander Walter L. Allen, 28 September, 1908^[29]^[30] – 23 August, 1910^[31]
Lieutenant & Commander Montague G. B. Legge, 23 August, 1910^[32]^[33] – 15 November, 1911^[34] (invalided)
Lieutenant & Commander Edmond A. B. Stanley, 18 November, 1911^[35] – May, 1913^[36]
Lieutenant-Commander Owen T. H. Phillips, 27 May, 1913^[37] – December, 1913
Commander Berwick Curtis, 5 July, 1913^[38] – 16 December, 1913^[39] (and in command of Derwent)
Lieutenant in Command George E. Casley, 16 December, 1913^[40] – 17 February, 1915
Lieutenant in Command Albert Bendell, 11 February, 1915^[41]^[42] – 6 June, 1917
Lieutenant in Command Samuel Mallin, 6 June, 1917^[43] – 13 February, 1918
Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles L. Cutsforth, 3 April, 1918^[44]^[45] – 25 February, 1919^[46]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, July 7, 1913, Issue 40257, p.6.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
↑ Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
↑ Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1897, p. 9.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1897, p. 9.
↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 23, 1901; pg. 10; Issue 36514.
↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246a.
↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
↑ Gladstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/129. f. 144.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 300.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 300.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/90. f. 295.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300c.
↑ Superseded by George E. Casley.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 302.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 10, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40774.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
↑ Cutsforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/106. f. 106.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
↑ Cutsforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/106. f. 106.

Bibliography

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[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.

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