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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=6 April, 1886<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>|end=1 April, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=6 April, 1886<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>|end=1 April, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} p. 681.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=1 March, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 212}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=23 February, 1899<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=18 April, 1900<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=23 February, 1899<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=18 April, 1900<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:46, 29 March 2016
| H.M.S. Comus (1878) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Elder, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1876[2] |
| Launched: | 3 Apr, 1878[3] |
| Completed: | 1878[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Comus was one of nine Comus Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Thomas S. Jackson, 6 April, 1886[6] – 1 April, 1889[7]
- Captain George L. Atkinson, 1 March, 1889[8]
- Captain George A. Giffard, 23 February, 1899[9] – 18 April, 1900[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 212.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
Bibliography
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