geoffhowe Posted 4 October , 2022 Share Posted 4 October , 2022 My grandfather Frederick Henry Howe served in the Royal Navy, 1896-1916. According to his Service Record from National Archives, he served on the Dido (Lysander) from March 1914- March 1915. I know they were different ships. Any explanation for the two ships grouped together and the brackets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 4 October , 2022 Share Posted 4 October , 2022 (edited) During this time HMS DIDO served as depot ship for the Third Destroyer Flotilla (based at Harwich) and HMS LYSANDER was one of the flotilla destroyers. MB Edited 4 October , 2022 by KizmeRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 4 October , 2022 Share Posted 4 October , 2022 (edited) A little more detail to add to @KizmeRD The ship in which he actually served was HMS LYSANDER - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lysander_(1913). - his pay and general administration bering handled by the staff in the depot ship. LYSANDER was termed a 'tender' to DIDO and the convention in naval records is for the name of the tender to be written in brackets after the parent ship. In other words, he was drafted to HMS DIDO for service in HMS LYSANDER. Men serving in tenders were given a Ship's Book No, 12, as in this case. Men who were serving in the ship's company of the depot/parent ship had Ship's Book, No. 5 Edited 4 October , 2022 by horatio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffhowe Posted 4 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2022 Many thanks for your answers. A big step forward for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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