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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Roger J. B. Keyes|appt=8 January, 1903<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 277.</ref>|end=8 April, 1903<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 277.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Roger J. B. Keyes|appt=8 January, 1903<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 277.</ref>|end=8 April, 1903<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 277.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry St. George Somerset Clive|nick=Henry St. G. S. Clive|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry St. George Somerset Clive|nick=Henry St. G. S. Clive|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Percival Buckle|nick=Hugh P. Buckle|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>|end=3 January, 1905<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Percival Buckle|nick=Hugh P. Buckle|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>|end=3 January, 1905<ref>Buckle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/117.|D7576591}} f. 117.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Denis Granville Thynne|nick=Denis G. Thynne|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Thynne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/199.| D7602985}} f. 227.</ref>|end=10 October, 1905<ref>Thynne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/199.| D7602985}} f. 227.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Denis Granville Thynne|nick=Denis G. Thynne|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Thynne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/199.| D7602985}} f. 227.</ref>|end=10 October, 1905<ref>Thynne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/199.| D7602985}} f. 227.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=10 October, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 313}}<ref>Preston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}} f. 79.</ref>|end=5 December, 1905<ref>Preston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}} f. 79.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=10 October, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 313}}<ref>Preston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}} f. 79.</ref>|end=5 December, 1905<ref>Preston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}} f. 79.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 20 August 2018
| H.M.S. Express (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.84 (1914) D.80 (Sep 1915) D.34 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Dec, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Express was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
On 6 May 1913, she ran aground at Spurn Head while returning to port after operations with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla. On 8 May, as she made her way back to dock, she collided with the Great Central passenger steamer Leicester, sustaining extensive damage to her right side.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 8 January, 1903[9] – 8 April, 1903[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry St. G. S. Clive, 21 July, 1903[11] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh P. Buckle, 14 July, 1904[12][13] – 3 January, 1905[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Denis G. Thynne, 3 January, 1905[15] – 10 October, 1905[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Preston, 10 October, 1905[17][18] – 5 December, 1905[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, December, 1905[20] – 26 March, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 17 March, 1908[21] – 26 March, 1908[22] (lent by C-in-C)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick E. K. Strong, 26 March, 1908[23] – 29 March, 1909[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry F. H. Wakefield, 29 March, 1909 – 14 April, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour, 14 April, 1909[25] – 11 April, 1911
- Lieutenant-Commander James R. M. M. Crichton, 7 October, 1911[26] – 2 September, 1913
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen H. S. Moxly, 3 February, 1914[27] – 30 January, 1916
- Commander Charles T. A. Bunbury, 30 January, 1916[28] – 21 June, 1916[29]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frank Pattinson, 22 June, 1916[30] – March, 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James A. Hodges, March, 1917[31] – 10 November, 1917[32][33]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas W. Young, 10 November, 1917[34] – 1919[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 09, 1913; pg. 4; Issue 40207.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 313.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 313-15.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
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