HMS Locust (1896)

HMS Locust (1896)

HMS "Locust" was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, on December 5 1896. ["The Times (London)", Monday, December 7 1896, p.12]

The future Admiral of the Fleet, Andrew Cunningham, was appointed her second-in-command while a Sub-Lieutenant, in September 1903.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HMS Locust — At least two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Locust , for the insect.* HMS Locust mdash; a B class torpedo boat destroyer completed in 1896. * HMS Locust mdash; a World War II gunboat …   Wikipedia

  • Earnest class destroyer — 6 Earnest class destroyers served with the Royal Navy, HMS Earnest (1896), HMS Griffon (1896), HMS Locust (1896), HMS Panther (1897), HMS Seal (1897) and HMS Wolf (1897). These ships were all built by Cammell Laird and were part of the class of… …   Wikipedia

  • international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

  • 1915 — Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday [ Calendar in year 1915 (Russia) (Julian calendar), webpage:… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”