H.M.S. Magpie (1889)
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| H.M.S. Magpie (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 15 Mar, 1889[Citation needed] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Sep, 1889[2] |
| Sold: | 29 Dec, 1921[Citation needed] |
H.M.S. Magpie was one of nine gunboats of the Redbreast class completed for the Royal Navy around 1890.
Service
Commissioned on 24 September, 1889 at Devonport.[3]
Re-commissioned at Ascension on 12 May, 1896 for service on the Cape of Good Hope Station and the West Coast of Africa.[4]
In 1908, Magpie was listed in the Navy List as being at Devonport on the "list of vessels avalable for subsidiary services, hulkds, and vessels for sale."[5]
In 1913, she was in Southampton working as a boom defence vessel.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Ewen F. Domville, 24 September, 1889[7] – 1 June, 1893
- Lieutenant George H. Hewett, 25 April, 1893[8] – 23 October, 1893[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert G. King-Hall, 26 August, 1893[10]
- Commander Henry V. W. Elliott, 21 January, 1895[11] – 15 September, 1897[12]
- Commander Wentworth V. Cole, 19 July, 1897[13][14] – 22 October, 1899[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander John K. Laird, 2 November, 1899[16] – 7 November, 1902
- Commander (retired) Frederick R. Harrold, 16 August, 1915[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 409.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 419.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 234.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 170/338.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 170/338.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 233.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/15. f. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 268.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/15. f. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395k.
Bibliography
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