H.M.S. Waterwitch (1878)

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H.M.S. Waterwitch (1878)
Launched: 1878
Collision: 1 Sep, 1912

H.M.S. Waterwitch was a wooden survey vessel purchased by the Royal Navy in 1893.

Service

Waterwitch arrived at Brisbane on 16 June, 1897 and would depart for Cooktown on the 20th.[1]

She arrived at Cairns on 26 October, 1897 and left on the 28th.[2]

She left Sydney on 31 March, 1898.[3]

She left Sydney on 14 May, 1898.[4]

She sank in Singapore Harbour when she was struck by Seamew, the personal launch of the Governor of Singapore.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 June 1897, p. 9.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1897, p. 6.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 29 Mar. 1898, p. 11.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 16 May 1898, p. 12.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 June 1897, p. 9.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1900, p. 9.
  7. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/363. f. 427.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 30 May 1902, p. 10.
  9. Hardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/363. f. 427.
  10. Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
  11. "Vice-Admiral Glennie." The Times (London, England), 15 Apr. 1930, p. 18.
  12. Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/26. f. 26.
  13. Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/224. f. 255.
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 May 1908, p. 14.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 396.
  16. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Jan. 1912, p. 10.

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