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|builder=[[Barrow Iron Shipbuilding]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | |builder=[[Barrow Iron Shipbuilding]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1877.{{NLOct78|p. 213}} | ||
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Commissioned at Sheerness on 20 November, 1883.{{NLSep85|p. 212}} | Commissioned at Sheerness on 20 November, 1883.{{NLSep85|p. 212}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forward''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forward''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Furlonger|nick=Arthur Furlonger|appt=20 November, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 212}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Freke Brickdale|nick=Ernest F. Brickdale|appt=24 October, 1877<ref>Brickdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15/447.|D7588156}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct78|p. 213}}|end=7 May, 1880<ref>Brickdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15/447.|D7588156}} f. ?.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Freke Brickdale|nick=Ernest F. Brickdale|appt=25 June, 1880<ref>Brickdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15/447.|D7588156}} f. ?.</ref>|end=10 October, 1881<ref>Brickdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15/447.|D7588156}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Furlonger|nick=Arthur Furlonger|appt=20 November, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 212}}|end=12 June, 1887}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Edward Bearcroft|nick=John E. Bearcroft|appt=29 March, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 209}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Edward Bearcroft|nick=John E. Bearcroft|appt=29 March, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 209}}|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Scott William Alfred Hamilton Gray|nick=Scott W. A. H. Gray|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 217}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Scott William Alfred Hamilton Gray|nick=Scott W. A. H. Gray|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 217}}|end=26 March, 1891}} |
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 9 August 2019
H.M.S. Forward (1877) | |
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Builder: | Barrow Iron Shipbuilding[1] |
Launched: | 29 Jan, 1877[Citation needed] |
Commissioned: | 24 Oct, 1877[2] |
Sold: | 1903[3] |
H.M.S. Forward was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1877.[4]
Commissioned at Sheerness on 20 November, 1883.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest F. Brickdale, 24 October, 1877[6][7] – 7 May, 1880[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest F. Brickdale, 25 June, 1880[9] – 10 October, 1881[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur Furlonger, 20 November, 1883[11] – 12 June, 1887
- Lieutenant & Commander John E. Bearcroft, 29 March, 1887[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Scott W. A. H. Gray, 7 January, 1889[13] – 26 March, 1891
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 213.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 212.
- ↑ Brickdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/447. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 213.
- ↑ Brickdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/447. f. ?.
- ↑ Brickdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/447. f. ?.
- ↑ Brickdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/447. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 217.
Bibliography
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