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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | + | ''Mallard'' was commissioned at Devonport on 7 March, 1876 under Lieutenant and Commander [[Alfred Wilmot Warry|Alfred W. Warry]].{{NLOct78|p. 223}} | |
| − | + | Lieutenant and Commander [[Henry Briggs Lang]] was blamed for grounding her on 18 September 1879. | |
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| + | Commissioned at Devonport on 31 March, 1881 and served on the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLJul84|p. 223}} | ||
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| + | She was re-commissioned at Bermuda on 15 November, 1884.{{NLSep85|p. 222}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alfred Wilmot Warry|nick=Alfred W. Warry|appt=7 March, 1876{{NLJul76|p. 190}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alfred Wilmot Warry|nick=Alfred W. Warry|appt=7 March, 1876{{NLJul76|p. 190}}|end=4 November, 1877|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Briggs Lang|nick=Henry B. Lang|appt=17 August, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 223}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Briggs Lang|nick=Henry B. Lang|appt=17 August, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 223}}|end=18 February, 1880}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry William Assheton Littledale|nick=Henry W. A. Littledale|appt=11 November, 1881|end=30 June, 1884}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur John Hamilton|nick=Arthur J. Hamilton|appt=31 March, 1881{{NLOct81|p. 223}}|end=11 November, 1881{{INF}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Leckie Hamilton Browne|nick=William L. H. Browne|appt=3 July, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 222}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=10 September, 1881<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>|end=|note=temporary}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry William Assheton Littledale|nick=Henry W. A. Littledale|appt=11 November, 1881{{NLJul84|p. 223}}|end=30 June, 1884}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Leckie Hamilton Browne|nick=William L. H. Browne|appt=3 July, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 222}}|end=30 June, 1886}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward John Sanderson|nick=Edward J. Sanderson|appt=3 July, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 217}}|end=13 March, 1888}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward John Sanderson|nick=Edward J. Sanderson|appt=3 July, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 217}}|end=13 March, 1888}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:36, 24 November 2020
| H.M.S. Mallard (1875) | |
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| Builder: | Earle's Shipbuilding[1] |
| Launched: | 4 Aug, 1875[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1889[2] |
H.M.S. Mallard was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Mallard was commissioned at Devonport on 7 March, 1876 under Lieutenant and Commander Alfred W. Warry.[3]
Lieutenant and Commander Henry Briggs Lang was blamed for grounding her on 18 September 1879.
Commissioned at Devonport on 31 March, 1881 and served on the North America and West Indies Station.[4]
She was re-commissioned at Bermuda on 15 November, 1884.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Alfred W. Warry, 7 March, 1876[6] – 4 November, 1877
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry B. Lang, 17 August, 1878[7] – 18 February, 1880
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur J. Hamilton, 31 March, 1881[8] – 11 November, 1881[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 10 September, 1881[9] (temporary)
- Commander Henry W. A. Littledale, 11 November, 1881[10] – 30 June, 1884
- Lieutenant & Commander William L. H. Browne, 3 July, 1884[11] – 30 June, 1886
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward J. Sanderson, 3 July, 1886[12] – 13 March, 1888
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 223.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 217.
Bibliography
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