H.M.S. Gossamer (1890)
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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 manoeuvres)
- Commander Rowland E. Berkeley, 11 July, 1893[9] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. T. Cole, 15 January, 1897[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Brennan, 16 November, 1904[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander (I) Sydney H. Tennyson, 1 January, 1910[12] – July, 1912?[Inference][13]
- Lieutenant-Commander F. C. Guy St. Clair, 31 July, 1912[14] – mid 1915[15][16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Basil R. Brooke, 17 July, 1915[17] – 20 November, 1915[18][19]
- Acting Commander Charles E. Aglionby, 20 November, 1915[20]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas E. Coombs, 23 August, 1917[21]
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 Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 804.
Bibliography
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