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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Russell Alfred Bell-Syer|nick=Russell A. Bell-Syer|appt=25 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 943}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Russell Alfred Bell-Syer|nick=Russell A. Bell-Syer|appt=25 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 943}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|nick=Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes|appt=22 January, 1919<ref>Jukes Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/160.|D7603866}} f. ?.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|nick=Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes|appt=22 January, 1919<ref>Jukes Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/160.|D7603866}} f. ?.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Corlett|nick=Geoffrey Corlett|appt=c. January, 1921{{NavAppts|8 Dec. 1920, p. 8}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Salisbury Hamilton Simpson|nick=Salisbury H. Simpson|appt=26 December, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 289}}|end=|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Salisbury Hamilton Simpson|nick=Salisbury H. Simpson|appt=26 December, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 289}}|end=|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Leon Stopford Acheson|nick=Leon S. Acheson|appt=September, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 289}}|end=October, 1925}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Leon Stopford Acheson|nick=Leon S. Acheson|appt=September, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 289}}|end=October, 1925}} | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 28 July 2020
| H.M.S. Widgeon (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.71 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Apr, 1904[3] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Widgeon was a river gunboat that served in the Royal Navy. She served on the China Station.
There was an earlier gunboat named Widgeon launched in 1889.
Construction and Service
Commissioned at Shanghai on 28 November, 1904.[5]
Widgeon was re-commissioned on 1 October, 1917.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 28 November, 1904 – 14 March, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson, 12 March, 1905[7] – 20 June, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander John F. Knox, 20 June, 1907[8] – 14 March, 1910[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. F. Borrett, March, 1912[10] – 15 January, 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur J. Landon, 15 January, 1914[11] – 16 November, 1914
- Commander Hugh D. Marryat, August, 1917[12] – October, 1917 (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Russell A. Bell-Syer, 25 April, 1918[13]
- Commander Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes, 22 January, 1919[14]
- Commander Geoffrey Corlett, c. January, 1921[15]
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 December, 1924[16] (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Leon S. Acheson, September, 1925[17] – October, 1925
- Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 1 June, 1926[18] – April, 1928 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Wollocombe, July, 1928[19] – mid 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. T. Keeling, 15 July, 1929[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399'f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 943.
- ↑ Jukes Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/160. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Dec. 1920, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
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