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|launch=24 Jul, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 89}} | |launch=24 Jul, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 89}} | ||
− | |builder=[[ | + | |builder=[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company|Armstrong Mitchell]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 305}} |
|laid=17 Aug, 1888{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 305}} | |laid=17 Aug, 1888{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 305}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Commissioned at Sheerness on 14 February, 1891.{{NLMar92|p. 205}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Boomerang''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Boomerang''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Charles Fenton|nick=Thomas C. Fenton|appt=14 February, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 205}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Charles Fenton|nick=Thomas C. Fenton|appt=14 February, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 205}}|end=8 May, 1894|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Matthew Hale|nick=Edward M. Hale|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Matthew Hale|nick=Edward M. Hale|appt=2 April, 1900<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref>|end=9 October, 1903<ref>Hale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/222.|}} f. 234.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Hesketh Smyth|nick=Harry H. Smyth|appt=12 July, 1904<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 286}}|end=1 December, 1904<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Hesketh Smyth|nick=Harry H. Smyth|appt=12 July, 1904<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 286}}|end=1 December, 1904<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> |
Latest revision as of 14:27, 10 August 2023
H.M.S. Boomerang (1889) | |
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Builder: | Armstrong Mitchell[1] |
Laid down: | 17 Aug, 1888[2] |
Launched: | 24 Jul, 1889[3] |
Completed: | 14 Feb, 1891[4] |
Sold: | 11 Jul, 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Boomerang was one of thirteen Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats
Service
Commissioned at Sheerness on 14 February, 1891.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Thomas C. Fenton, 14 February, 1891[7] – 8 May, 1894
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward M. Hale, 2 April, 1900[8] – 9 October, 1903[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry H. Smyth, 12 July, 1904[10][11] – 1 December, 1904[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 205.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Hale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/222. f. 234.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 286.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.
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