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− | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=30 June, 1891<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 64.</ref>|end=7 October, 1891<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 64.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=30 June, 1891<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 64.</ref>|end=7 October, 1891<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 64.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rowland Edward Berkeley|nick=Rowland E. Berkeley|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=25 August, 1893|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Gilbert Charles Langdon|nick=Frederick G. C. Langdon|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref>|end=11 July, 1893|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis George Theodore Cole|nick=Francis G. T. Cole|appt=15 January, 1897{{NLMar00|p. 255}}|end=1 September, 1900}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rowland Edward Berkeley|nick=Rowland E. Berkeley|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=25 August, 1893|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones|nick=Hector L. Watts-Jones|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>|end=25 August, 1903<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Fulling Welldon|nick=Alfred F. Welldon|appt=18 July, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}}|end=20 August, 1894|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Irvine Graham|nick=John I. Graham|appt=14 July, 1904|end=1 October, 1904|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis George Theodore Cole|nick=Francis G. T. Cole|appt=15 January, 1897{{NLMar00|p. 255}}|end=1 September, 1900|note=including the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones|nick=Hector L. Watts-Jones|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>|end=25 August, 1903<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Irvine Graham|nick=John I. Graham|appt=14 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}|end=1 October, 1904|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Benjamin Brennan|nick=George B. Brennan|appt=16 November, 1904{{NLMar07|p. 322}}|end=1 May, 1907}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Benjamin Brennan|nick=George B. Brennan|appt=16 November, 1904{{NLMar07|p. 322}}|end=1 May, 1907}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Willcox Osburn|nick=Henry W. Osburn|appt=June, 1906<ref>Osburn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|end=c. August, 1906<ref>Osburn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Willcox Osburn|nick=Henry W. Osburn|appt=June, 1906<ref>Osburn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|end=c. August, 1906<ref>Osburn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Escombe|nick=Harold Escombe|appt=30 June, 1908|end=|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Escombe|nick=Harold Escombe|appt=30 June, 1908|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1908]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Montagu Roberts West|nick=Reginald M. R. West|appt=7 November, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 322}}|end=1 January, 1910{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Montagu Roberts West|nick=Reginald M. R. West|appt=7 November, 1908<ref>West Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/128.}} f. 129.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 322}}|end=1 January, 1910<ref>West Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/128.}} f. 129.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''I''')|name=Sydney Harold Tennyson|nick=Sydney H. Tennyson|appt=1 January, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 321}}|end=15 January, 1912}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''I''')|name=Sydney Harold Tennyson|nick=Sydney H. Tennyson|appt=1 January, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 321}}|end=15 January, 1912}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Francis Herbert Cole|nick=John F. H. Cole|appt=15 January, 1912<ref>Cole Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/461.|D7603244}} f. 533.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 321}}|end=29 July, 1912<ref>Cole Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/461.|D7603244}} f. 533.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Francis Herbert Cole|nick=John F. H. Cole|appt=15 January, 1912<ref>Cole Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/461.|D7603244}} f. 533.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 321}}|end=29 July, 1912<ref>Cole Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/461.|D7603244}} f. 533.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Cathcart Guy St. Clair|nick=F. C. Guy St. Clair|appt=31 July, 1912{{NLApr15|p. 394''k''}}|end=17 July, 1915}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Basil Richard Brooke|nick=Basil R. Brooke|appt=17 July, 1915<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/25.|D7603732}} f. 230.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 394''j''}}|end=20 November, 1915<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/25.|D7603732}} f. 230.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Basil Richard Brooke|nick=Basil R. Brooke|appt=17 July, 1915<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/25.|D7603732}} f. 230.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 394''j''}}|end=20 November, 1915<ref>Brooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/25.|D7603732}} f. 230.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|appt=20 November, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 394''b''}}|end=25 August, 1917}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|appt=20 November, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 394''b''}}|end=25 August, 1917}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Thomas Edward Coombs|nick=Thomas E. Coombs|appt=23 August, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 804}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Thomas Edward Coombs|nick=Thomas E. Coombs|appt=23 August, 1917<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/146}} f. 146.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 804}}|end=15 April, 1919<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/146}} f. 146.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Douglas George Jeffrey|nick=Douglas G. Jeffrey|appt=27 January, 1919<ref>Jeffrey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/47.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=4 March, 1919<ref>Jeffrey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/47.|}} f. 47.</ref>|note=temporary}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 19 January 2022
H.M.S. Gossamer (1890) | |
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Builder: | Sheerness DYd[1] |
Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
Laid down: | 21 Jan, 1889[2] |
Launched: | 9 Jan, 1890[3] |
Completed: | 16 Jun, 1891[4] |
Sold: | 20 Mar, 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Gossamer was one of thirteen Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats.
Service
In 1908, she and the four other survivors were taken in hand for conversion to minesweepers.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant John Denison, 30 June, 1891[7] – 7 October, 1891[8] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1891)
- Commander Frederick G. C. Langdon, 21 July, 1892[9] – 11 July, 1893 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Commander Rowland E. Berkeley, 11 July, 1893[10] – 25 August, 1893 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Commander Alfred F. Welldon, 18 July, 1894[11] – 20 August, 1894 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. T. Cole, 15 January, 1897[12] – 1 September, 1900 (including the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hector L. Watts-Jones, 21 July, 1903[13] – 25 August, 1903[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Commander John I. Graham, 14 July, 1904[15] – 1 October, 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Brennan, 16 November, 1904[16] – 1 May, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry W. Osburn, June, 1906[17] – c. August, 1906[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1906)
- Commander Harold Escombe, 30 June, 1908 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1908)
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald M. R. West, 7 November, 1908[19][20] – 1 January, 1910[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander (I) Sydney H. Tennyson, 1 January, 1910[22] – 15 January, 1912
- Commander John F. H. Cole, 15 January, 1912[23][24] – 29 July, 1912[25]
- Commander F. C. Guy St. Clair, 31 July, 1912[26] – 17 July, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander Basil R. Brooke, 17 July, 1915[27][28] – 20 November, 1915[29]
- Acting Commander Charles E. Aglionby, 20 November, 1915[30] – 25 August, 1917
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas E. Coombs, 23 August, 1917[31][32] – 15 April, 1919[33]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Douglas G. Jeffrey, 27 January, 1919[34] – 4 March, 1919[35] (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 64.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 64.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 255.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 322.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/128. f. 129.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 322.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/128. f. 129.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394b.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/146 f. 146.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 804.
- ↑ Coombs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/146 f. 146.
- ↑ Jeffrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/47. f. 47.
- ↑ Jeffrey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/47. f. 47.
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