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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Comus''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Comus''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wylie East|nick=James W. East|appt=23 October, 1879{{NLDec81|p. 202}}|end=7 March, 1884}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=6 April, 1886<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>|end=1 April, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=6 April, 1886<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>|end=1 April, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=1 March, 1889{{NLApr91|p. 212}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=1 March, 1889{{NLApr91|p. 212}}|end=July, 1892}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Hart Dyke|nick=Henry H. Dyke|appt=1 October, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 213}}|end=15 April, 1898}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Hart Dyke|nick=Henry H. Dyke|appt=1 October, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 213}}|end=15 April, 1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=23 February, 1899<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=18 April, 1900<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=23 February, 1899<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=18 April, 1900<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} |
Latest revision as of 18:58, 24 August 2019
H.M.S. Comus (1878) | |
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Builder: | John Elder & Company, Glasgow[1] |
Laid down: | 1876[2] |
Launched: | 3 Apr, 1878[3] |
Completed: | 1878[4] |
Sold: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Comus was one of nine Comus Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain James W. East, 23 October, 1879[6] – 7 March, 1884
- Captain Thomas S. Jackson, 6 April, 1886[7] – 1 April, 1889[8]
- Captain George L. Atkinson, 1 March, 1889[9] – July, 1892
- Captain Henry H. Dyke, 1 October, 1895[10] – 15 April, 1898
- Captain George A. Giffard, 23 February, 1899[11] – 18 April, 1900[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 202.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 213.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
Bibliography
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