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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Boxer'' (1894)|comm=Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Boxer'' (1894)|comm=Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | ||
| − | |fatedate=1918{{ | + | |fatedate=8 Feb, 1918{{KindellROH2|p. 461}} |
|order=1893-94{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | |order=1893-94{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | ||
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In reserve at Malta in December 1903.{{NLJan04|p. 287}} | In reserve at Malta in December 1903.{{NLJan04|p. 287}} | ||
| − | In mid-1913, she was based in Portsmouth. | + | In mid-1913, she was based in Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 287}} |
| + | |||
| + | A single Boy Telegraphist, Herbert Bennett was killed when she was lost.{{KindellROH2|p. 461}} | ||
==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. ''Boxer''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Boxer|f=p}}}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Boxer''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Boxer|f=p}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Stanley Lambert|nick=William S. Lambert|appt=18 August, 1896 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William Stanley Lambert|nick=William S. Lambert|appt=18 August, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 207}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Walter H. Cowan|appt=20 January, 1898 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Walter H. Cowan|appt=20 January, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 24 January, 1898. Issue '''35421''', col A, p. 11.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William George Ainslie Kennedy|nick=William G. A. Kennedy|appt=June, 1905 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=William George Ainslie Kennedy|nick=William G. A. Kennedy|appt=June, 1905{{NLJan07|p. 286}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Vaughan Alexander Edward Hanning-Lee|nick=Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee|appt=10 July, 1907 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Vaughan Alexander Edward Hanning-Lee|nick=Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee|appt=10 July, 1907<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue '''38380''', col D, p. 12.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Gordon Alston Coles|nick=Gordon A. Coles|appt=12 January, 1910 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Gordon Alston Coles|nick=Gordon A. Coles|appt=12 January, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 286}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=George Edward Casley|nick=George E. Casley|appt=18 March, 1912 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=George Edward Casley|nick=George E. Casley|appt=18 March, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 287}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=William Beazley Fuller|nick=William B. Fuller|appt=11 November, 1914 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=William Beazley Fuller|nick=William B. Fuller|appt=11 November, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 285}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Robert Geoffrey Cross|nick=Robert G. Cross|appt=13 April, 1915 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Robert Geoffrey Cross|nick=Robert G. Cross|appt=13 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} R.N.R.|name=Cyril Stephens Durrad|nick=Cyril S. Durrad|appt=3 August, 1916 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} R.N.R.|name=Cyril Stephens Durrad|nick=Cyril S. Durrad|appt=3 August, 1916{{NLOct15|p. 392''o''}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Joseph Kenneth Chaplin|nick=Joseph K. Chaplin|appt=22 September, 1917 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command|name=Joseph Kenneth Chaplin|nick=Joseph K. Chaplin|appt=22 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''w''}}}} |
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Revision as of 02:57, 22 October 2014
| H.M.S. Boxer (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.4C (1914-Apr 1917) D.16 (1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[3] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Nov, 1894[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1895[6] |
| Collision: | 8 Feb, 1918[7] |
H.M.S. Boxer was one of forty-two destroyers of the "A" class — a "27 knotter".
Service
In reserve at Malta in December 1903.[8]
In mid-1913, she was based in Portsmouth.[9]
A single Boy Telegraphist, Herbert Bennett was killed when she was lost.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William S. Lambert, 18 August, 1896[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter H. Cowan, 20 January, 1898[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander William G. A. Kennedy, June, 1905[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee, 10 July, 1907[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gordon A. Coles, 12 January, 1910[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. Casley, 18 March, 1912[16]
- Chief Gunner in Command William B. Fuller, 11 November, 1914[17]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Robert G. Cross, 13 April, 1915[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Cyril S. Durrad, 3 August, 1916[19]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Joseph K. Chaplin, 22 September, 1917[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 461.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 461.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 207.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1898. Issue 35421, col A, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 286.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue 38380, col D, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
Bibliography
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