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* {{CaptRN}} [[George Augustus Giffard]], May 1892.{{MackieRNW}} | * {{CaptRN}} [[George Augustus Giffard]], May 1892.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield]], January 1896.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield]], January 1896.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie]], March 1898.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie]], March 1898.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[Charles John Graves-Sawle, Fourth Baronet|Charles J. Graves-Sawle]], May 1900.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Charles John Graves-Sawle, Fourth Baronet|Charles J. Graves-Sawle]], May 1900.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[James Edward Clifford Goodrich]], October 1903.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[James Edward Clifford Goodrich]], October 1903.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[Henry Holland Torlesse]], May 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Henry Holland Torlesse]], May 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* Captain [[Frank Brandt]], April 1907.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Frank Brandt]], April 1907.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
* {{CommRN}} [[Stanley Lyte Willis]], 15 October, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 287.</ref> and in command of {{UK-SF|5}} and {{UK-SF|6}}. | * {{CommRN}} [[Stanley Lyte Willis]], 15 October, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 287.</ref> and in command of {{UK-SF|5}} and {{UK-SF|6}}. | ||
* | * {{CommRN}} [[Noel Frank Laurence|Noel F. Laurence]], D.S.O., October, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 744}} | ||
* Captain [[Robert Grant Fraser]], ?.{{FC}} | * Captain [[Robert Grant Fraser]], ?.{{FC}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:52, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Bonaventure (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.41 (1914) N.11 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 2 Dec, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Jul, 1894[5] |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Bonaventure was completed in 1894 as one of eight Astræa class cruisers, but served as a submarine depot ship in the Great War.
Service
Bonaventure was refitted as a depôt ship by April, 1907.
In mid-1913, she was in Harwich supporting the Sixth Submarine Flotilla and Seventh Submarine Flotilla.[7]
She paid off 17 October, 1919[8] and was sold on 12 April, 1920, to the Forth Ship Breaking Company, Bo'ness.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George Augustus Giffard, May 1892.[10]
- Captain Frederick Samuel Inglefield, January 1896.[11]
- Captain Robert Archibald James Montgomerie, March 1898.[12]
- Captain Charles J. Graves-Sawle, May 1900.[13]
- Captain James Edward Clifford Goodrich, October 1903.[14]
- Captain Henry Holland Torlesse, May 1905.[15]
- Captain Frank Brandt, April 1907.[16]
- Commander Stanley Lyte Willis, 15 October, 1912,[17] and in command of Fifth Submarine Flotilla and Sixth Submarine Flotilla.
- Commander Noel F. Laurence, D.S.O., October, 1918.[18]
- Captain Robert Grant Fraser, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 735.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293..
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 287.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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