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| + | Commissioned at Sheeness on 2 January, 1883 for service on the [[South-East Coast of America Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 238}} | ||
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Having recently been a surveying vessel, by 1913 she had been loaned to the Kensington Branch of the Navy League as a Training Vessel for Boys at Hammersmith.{{NLMar13|p. 421}} | Having recently been a surveying vessel, by 1913 she had been loaned to the Kensington Branch of the Navy League as a Training Vessel for Boys at Hammersmith.{{NLMar13|p. 421}} | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Blennerhasset|nick=Arthur Blennerhasset|appt=2 January, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 238}}|end=21 April, 1887|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Andrew Francis Balfour|nick=Andrew F. Balfour|appt=1 May, 1889<ref>Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for [[Charles James Barlow]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578771}} f. 69.</ref>|end=5 March, 1891<ref>Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for [[Charles James Barlow]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578771}} f. 69.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Andrew Francis Balfour|nick=Andrew F. Balfour|appt=1 May, 1889<ref>Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for [[Charles James Barlow]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578771}} f. 69.</ref>|end=5 March, 1891<ref>Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for [[Charles James Barlow]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578771}} f. 69.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morris Henry Smyth|nick=Morris H. Smyth|appt=12 February, 1891<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 27, 1891; pg. 10; Issue 33232.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 255}}|ass=5 March, 1891<ref>Predecessor left that day. Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for [[Charles James Barlow]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578771}} f. 69.</ref>|end=14 March, 1894}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cortland Herbert Simpson|nick=Cortland H. Simpson|appt=1 February, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 266}}|end=1 August, 1897}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert James Gedge|nick=Herbert J. Gedge|appt=6 February, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 299}}|end=|note=maybe took command later?}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 26 September 2019
| H.M.S. Stork (1882) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Samuda Brothers[1] |
| Launched: | 18 May, 1882[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1950[2] |
H.M.S. Stork was one of eleven Banterer class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy around 1880.
Service
Commissioned at Sheeness on 2 January, 1883 for service on the South-East Coast of America Station.[3]
Having recently been a surveying vessel, by 1913 she had been loaned to the Kensington Branch of the Navy League as a Training Vessel for Boys at Hammersmith.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur Blennerhasset, 2 January, 1883[5] – 21 April, 1887
- Commander Andrew F. Balfour, 1 May, 1889[6] – 5 March, 1891[7]
- Commander Morris H. Smyth, 12 February, 1891[8][9] – 14 March, 1894
- Commander Cortland H. Simpson, 1 February, 1894[10] – 1 August, 1897
- Commander Herbert J. Gedge, 6 February, 1897[11] (maybe took command later?)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 421.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 238.
- ↑ Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for Charles James Barlow. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 69.
- ↑ Balfour Service Record, in our PDF for Charles James Barlow. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 69.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 27, 1891; pg. 10; Issue 33232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 299.
Bibliography
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| Grappler | Wrangler | Wasp | Banterer | Espoir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <– | Linnet Class | Small Fry (UK) | Algerine Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Medina Class | Gunboats (UK) | Bouncer Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
