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{{Tenure|rank={{FCommRN}} in Command|name=Frederick William Bowhill|nick=Frederick W. Bowhill|appt=11 August, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 401''j''}}|end=mid 1915|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{FCommRN}} in Command|name=Frederick William Bowhill|nick=Frederick W. Bowhill|appt=11 August, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 401''j''}}|end=mid 1915|precBy=New Command}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Valentine David English|nick=Valentine D. English|appt=19 August, 1915|ass=8 September, 1915|end=16 September, 1915}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRNR}} (retired)|name=Edward Dumerque Drury|nick=Edward D. Drury|appt=4 February, 1916{{NLMar19|p. 992}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Reginald Ernest Marcon|nick=Reginald E. Marcon|appt=9 September, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 401''l''}}|ass=16 September, 1915|end=4 February, 1916}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRNR}}|name=William Charles Tarrant|nick=William C. Tarrant|appt=16 April, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 990-2}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRNR}} (retired)|name=Edward Dumerque Drury|nick=Edward D. Drury|appt=4 February, 1916{{NLMar19|p. 992}}|end=c. 16 April, 1919{{INF}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John William Howard|nick=John W. Howard|appt=22 May, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 990-3}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRNR}}|name=William Charles Tarrant|nick=William C. Tarrant|appt=16 April, 1919{{NLMay19|p. 990-2}}|end=22 May, 1919{{INF}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cloudesley Varyl Robinson|nick=Cloudesley V. Robinson|appt=12 July, 1919{{NLOct19|p. 988-93}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John William Howard|nick=John W. Howard|appt=22 May, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 990-3}}|end=12 July, 1919|note=dismissed the ship by C.M. for drinking}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cloudesley Varyl Robinson|nick=Cloudesley V. Robinson|appt=12 July, 1919{{NLOct19|p. 988-93}}|end=5 November, 1919}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 6 September 2022
H.M.S. Empress (1907) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.38 (1914) N.39 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
Laid down: | 1906[3] |
Launched: | 13 Apr, 1907[4] |
Completed: | Jun, 1907[5] |
Requisitioned: | 11 Aug, 1914[6] |
Commissioned: | 25 Aug, 1914[7] |
Returned: | Nov, 1919[8] |
H.M.S. Empress was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for conversion to a seaplane carrier, entering service in August, 1914.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Flight Commander in Command Frederick W. Bowhill, 11 August, 1914[9] – mid 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander Valentine D. English, 19 August, 1915 – 16 September, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald E. Marcon, 9 September, 1915[10] – 4 February, 1916
- Acting Commander R.N.R. (retired) Edward D. Drury, 4 February, 1916[11] – c. 16 April, 1919[Inference]
- Commander R.N.R. William C. Tarrant, 16 April, 1919[12] – 22 May, 1919[Inference]
- Commander John W. Howard, 22 May, 1919[13] – 12 July, 1919 (dismissed the ship by C.M. for drinking)
- Commander Cloudesley V. Robinson, 12 July, 1919[14] – 5 November, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 992.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 990-2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 990-3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 988-93.
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