H.M.S. Speedy (1893)
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| H.M.S. Speedy (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 4 Jan, 1892[2] |
| Launched: | 18 May, 1893[3] |
| Completed: | 20 Feb, 1894[4] |
| Mined: | 3 Sep, 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Speedy was one of 11 torpedo gunboats of the Alarm class.
Service
Sank after striking a mine in the Humber on 3 September, 1914.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles S. Elliot, 20 February, 1894[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. W. Davy, 16 January, 1899 – 26 June, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Blunt, 4 July, 1902[8] – 30 June, 1904[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hector L. Watts-Jones, 30 June, 1904[10][11] – 20 December, 1904[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edgar R. Morant, 3 January, 1905[13] – January, 1907[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. W. Pyddoke, 8 January, 1907[14][15] – 16 July, 1907[16]
- Commander Reginald L. Crichton, 16 July, 1907[17] – 10 January, 1908[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert W. Myburgh, 10 January, 1908[19][20] – 18 January, 1909[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Maurice D. Evans, 18 January, 1909[22] – 15 July, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 15 July, 1909[23] – 1 January, 1910[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. C. Coates, 1 January, 1910[25][26] – 2 January, 1911[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude L. Cumberlege, 2 January, 1911[28][29] – 30 June, 1911[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander John W. Nash, 30 June, 1911[31] – c. February, 1913[Inference][32]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh Seymour, 15 February, 1913[33][34] – 4 March, 1914[35]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward M. C. Rutherfoord, 4 March, 1914[36][37] – 3 September, 1914[38] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 265.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 378.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 378.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 377.
- ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 377.
- ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
- ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
- ↑ Crichton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/46. f. 54.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 377.
- ↑ Myburgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/385. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 377.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 377.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 377.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 429.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 376.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
- ↑ Rutherfoord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/133. f. 137.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 381.
- ↑ Rutherfoord Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/133. f. 137.
Bibliography
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