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==Service==
 
==Service==
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''Skipjack'' arrived at Portland on 16 October, 1905.{{NMI|17 Oct. 1905, p. 11}}
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In 1908, she and the four other survivors were taken in hand for conversion to minesweepers.{{Conways1860|p. 89}}
 
In 1908, she and the four other survivors were taken in hand for conversion to minesweepers.{{Conways1860|p. 89}}
  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Skipjack''" nat="UK">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Skipjack''" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Heriot Maitland-Dougall (b)|nick=William Maitland-Dougall|appt=8 July, 1891<ref>Maitland-Dougall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/362.|}} f. 336.</ref>|end=21 October, 1891<ref>Maitland-Dougall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/362.|}} f. 336.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edmond John Warre Slade|nick=Edmond J. W. Slade|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref><ref>Slade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1199.</ref>|end=3 September, 1892<ref>Slade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1199.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Edmond John Warre Slade|nick=Edmond J. W. Slade|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref><ref>Slade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1199.</ref>|end=3 September, 1892<ref>Slade Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1199.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Pipon Montgomery|nick=James P. Montgomery|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1893.  Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=28 August, 1893|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Pipon Montgomery|nick=James P. Montgomery|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1893.  Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=28 August, 1893|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles McCrea|nick=Charles McCrea|appt=16 January, 1894{{NLApr94|p. 255}}|end=11 January, 1896|note=died of phthisis while in command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles McCrea|nick=Charles McCrea|appt=16 January, 1894{{NLApr94|p. 255}}|end=11 January, 1896|note=died of phthisis while in command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=16 January, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 18 January, 1896.  Issue '''34790''', col A, p. 10.</ref><ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=January, 1897<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=16 January, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 18 January, 1896.  Issue '''34790''', col A, p. 10.</ref><ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=January, 1897<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Montague George Cartwright|nick=Montague G. Cartwright|appt=15 June, 1897|end=10 May, 1898}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Montague George Cartwright|nick=Montague G. Cartwright|appt=15 June, 1897|end=10 May, 1898|note=for Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Cecil Foley Lambert|nick=Cecil F. Lambert|appt=30 August, 1900<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 253/510.</ref>|end=15 January, 1901<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 253/510.</ref>|note=in lieu of a Lieutenant}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Cecil Foley Lambert|nick=Cecil F. Lambert|appt=30 August, 1900<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 253/510.</ref>|end=15 January, 1901<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 253/510.</ref>|note=in lieu of a Lieutenant}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sydenham Gordon Douglas|nick=S. Gordon Douglas|appt=15 January, 1901{{NLMar01|p. 302''a''}}|end=1 December, 1901}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sydenham Gordon Douglas|nick=S. Gordon Douglas|appt=15 January, 1901{{NLMar01|p. 302''a''}}|end=1 December, 1901|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hastings Frank Shakespear|nick=Hastings F. Shakespear|appt=1 December, 1901<ref>Shakespear Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/5.|}} f. 4.</ref>|end=1 January, 1902<ref>Shakespear Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/5.|}} f. 4.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Llewellyn Griffiths|nick=Llewellyn Griffiths|appt=14 January, 1902{{NLJan04|p. 377}}<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>|end=18 October, 1904<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Llewellyn Griffiths|nick=Llewellyn Griffiths|appt=14 January, 1902{{NLJan04|p. 377}}<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>|end=18 October, 1904<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Oscar Matthew Makins|nick=Oscar M. Makins|appt=c. February, 1905|end=3 July, 1905}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Joseph Sanders|nick=Joseph Sanders|appt=February, 1905|end=28 February, 1905}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Oscar Matthew Makins|nick=Oscar M. Makins|appt=c. 28 February, 1905|end=3 July, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=3 July, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 377}}<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=3 July, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 377}}<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert William Francis Travers|nick=Robert W. F. Travers|appt=1 January, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 376}}|end=10 January, 1908}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert William Francis Travers|nick=Robert W. F. Travers|appt=1 January, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 376}}|end=10 January, 1908}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Oswald Tylston Hodgson|nick=Oswald T. Hodgson|appt=29 July, 1912{{NLNov13|p. 374}}|end=November, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Oswald Tylston Hodgson|nick=Oswald T. Hodgson|appt=29 July, 1912{{NLNov13|p. 374}}|end=November, 1913}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=5 March, 1914<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 374}}|end=June, 1915<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>|note=and for command of [[Mine Sweeping Flotilla]], initially, then as [[Fleet Minesweepers|Captain-in-Charge of Fleet Minesweepers]] from 21 January, 1915}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=5 March, 1914<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 374}}|end=June, 1915<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>|note=and for command of [[Mine Sweeping Flotilla]], initially, then as [[Fleet Minesweepers|Captain-in-Charge of Fleet Minesweepers]] from 21 January, 1915}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Herbert Gerald Briggs|nick=Herbert G. Briggs|appt=June, 1915<ref>Briggs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/143/124.|D8122094}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=July, 1915<ref>Briggs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/143/124.|D8122094}}  f. ?.</ref>|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=James Hope Neild|nick=James H. Neild|appt=2 June, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''b''}}|end=31 May, 1917}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=James Hope Neild|nick=James H. Neild|appt=2 June, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''b''}}|end=31 May, 1917}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Guy Fowell Parsons|nick=Guy F. Parsons|appt=31 May, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 397''y''}}|end=20 July, 1917}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Guy Fowell Parsons|nick=Guy F. Parsons|appt=31 May, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 397''y''}}|end=20 July, 1917}}

Latest revision as of 12:57, 31 October 2022

H.M.S. Skipjack (1889)
Builder: Chatham DYd[1]
Laid down: 4 Jul, 1888[2]
Launched: 30 Apr, 1889[3]
Completed: 14 Feb, 1891[4]
Sold: 23 Apr, 1920[5]

H.M.S. Skipjack was one of thirteen Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats.

Service

Skipjack arrived at Portland on 16 October, 1905.[6]

In 1908, she and the four other survivors were taken in hand for conversion to minesweepers.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  4. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
  5. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 Oct. 1905, p. 11.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  8. ↑ Maitland-Dougall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/362. f. 336.
  9. ↑ Maitland-Dougall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/362. f. 336.
  10. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  11. ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
  12. ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
  13. ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 255.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 18 January, 1896. Issue 34790, col A, p. 10.
  16. ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  17. ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  18. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
  19. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 302a.
  21. ↑ Shakespear Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/5. f. 4.
  22. ↑ Shakespear Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/5. f. 4.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
  24. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  25. ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  26. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 377.
  27. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  28. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 376.
  30. ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 376.
  32. ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
  33. ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  34. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 376.
  35. ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  36. ↑ Thomas Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/272. f. 307.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 376.
  38. ↑ Thomas Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/272. f. 307.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 374.
  40. ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 374.
  42. ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
  43. ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/124. f. ?.
  44. ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/124. f. ?.
  45. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398b.
  46. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397y.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 908.

Bibliography


Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat
Royal Navy Ships
Boomerang Gleaner Gossamer Karakatta Salamander
  Seagull Sharpshooter Sheldrake  
  Skipjack Spanker Speedwell  
Royal Indian Marine Ships
  Assaye Plassey  
<– Grasshopper Class Torpedo Gunboats (UK) Alarm Class –>
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