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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=John Paget Gibbs|nick=John P. Gibbs|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 394}}|end=December, 1914{{INF}}|note=after a refit}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=John Paget Gibbs|nick=John P. Gibbs|appt=29 July, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 394}}|end=December, 1914{{INF}}|note=after a refit}} | ||
{{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={{LiCRNR}}|name=Robert Geoffrey Cross|nick=Robert G. Cross|appt=8 March, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 399''c''}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Robert Geoffrey Cross|nick=Robert G. Cross|appt=8 March, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 399''c''}}|end=September, 1916{{INF}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}}|end=December, 1916{{CN}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|nick=Henry G. L. Oliphant|appt=September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}}|end=December, 1916{{CN}}|note=in command at [[Battle of Dover Strait]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}}|end=April, 1918{{NLFeb19|pp. 914, 935}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=12 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''c''}}|end=April, 1918{{NLFeb19|pp. 914, 935}}}} | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 10 May 2016
| 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.
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert G. Hamond, 15 December, 1910[10] – mid 1914[Inference]
- Lieutenant in Command John P. Gibbs, 29 July, 1914[11] – December, 1914[Inference] (after a refit)
- Commander Edward R. G. R. Evans, 3 December, 1914[12][13] – 29 December, 1915[14]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Robert G. Cross, 8 March, 1916[15] – September, 1916[Inference]
- Commander Henry G. L. Oliphant, September, 1916[16] – December, 1916[Citation needed] (in command at Battle of Dover Strait)
- Lieutenant in Command Louis H. K. Hamilton, 12 September, 1917[17] – April, 1918[18]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward T. W. Church, April, 1918[19] – 1919[Fact Check]
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, 1914). p. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 394.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 914, 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
Bibliography
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| Nubian | Viking | Zulu | Zubian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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