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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}}
 
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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''}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}}}}

Revision as of 13:21, 5 May 2015

H.M.S. Viking (1909)
Pendant Number: H.90 (1914)
D.09 (Sep 1915)
D.93 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer[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]

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, 1914). p. 393.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 394.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  13. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  14. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.

Bibliography


Tribal Class Destroyer
Afridi Cossack Ghurka Mohawk Tartar
  Amazon Saracen Crusader Maori  
  Nubian Viking Zulu Zubian  
<– River Class Destroyers (UK) Beagle Class –>


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