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− | |comm=1893{{ | + | |comm=Feb, 1893{{FriedmanBritishCruisersVictorian|p. 344}} |
|fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | |fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | ||
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|launch=9 May, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | |launch=9 May, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | ||
|builder=[[Salmuda]], Poplar{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | |builder=[[Salmuda]], Poplar{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | ||
− | |laid= | + | |laid=21 Oct, 1889{{FriedmanBritishCruisersVictorian|p. 344}} |
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|pend=P.41 (1914)<br>P.A1 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}} | |pend=P.41 (1914)<br>P.A1 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Sappho''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Sappho''''' was one of twenty-one [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1912 under Commander Knox for "Particular Service with First Fleet". | + | She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1912 under Commander Knox for "Particular Service with First Fleet".{{NLApr14|p. 371}}{{NLJul13|p. 372}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sappho''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Sappho|f=p}}}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sappho''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Sappho|f=p}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burney|nick=Cecil Burney|appt=1900{{CN}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Vivian Cuff Knox|nick=Gerald V. C. Knox|appt=2 April, 1912{{NLDec16|p. 397''v''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Vivian Cuff Knox|nick=Gerald V. C. Knox|appt=2 April, 1912{{NLDec16|p. 397''v''}}}} | ||
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
− | [[Harold Christian | + | [[Harold Christian]] may also have held this command at some point.{{FC}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 18:39, 5 October 2014
H.M.S. Sappho (1891) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.41 (1914) P.A1 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Salmuda, Poplar[2] |
Laid down: | 21 Oct, 1889[3] |
Launched: | 9 May, 1891[4] |
Commissioned: | Feb, 1893[5] |
Sold: | 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Sappho was one of twenty-one Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1912 under Commander Knox for "Particular Service with First Fleet".[7][8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Cecil Burney, 1900[Citation needed]
- Acting Captain Gerald V. C. Knox, 2 April, 1912[9]
Harold Christian may also have held this command at some point.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. p. 344.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. p. 344.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397v.
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