H.M.S. Express (1897)
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| 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
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 8 January, 1903[9] – 8 April, 1903[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh P. Buckle, 14 July, 1904[11] – 3 January, 1905[12] (for T.B. manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Preston, 10 October, 1905[13][14] – 5 December, 1905[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, December, 1905[16] – 26 March, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 17 March, 1908[17] – 26 March, 1908[18] (lent by C-in-C)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick E. K. Strong, 26 March, 1908[19] – 29 March, 1909[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour, 14 April, 1909[21] – 7 October, 1911[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander James H. Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, 7 October, 1911[22] – 2 September, 1913
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen H. S. Moxly, 3 February, 1914[23]
- Commander Charles T. A. Bunbury, 30 January, 1916 – 21 June, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frank Pattinson, 22 June, 1916[24] – March, 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James A. Hodges, March, 1917[25] – 10 November, 1917[26][27]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas W. Young, 10 November, 1917[28] – 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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