H.M.S. Skipjack (1889)
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| H.M.S. Skipjack (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham DYd[1] |
| Laid down: | 4 Jul, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 30 Apr, 1889[3] |
| Completed: | 14 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Sold: | 23 Apr, 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Skipjack 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 in Command Edmond J. W. Slade, 21 July, 1892[7] – 3 September, 1892[8] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander James P. Montgomery, 11 July, 1893[9] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles McCrea, 16 January, 1894[10]
- Commander Colin R. Keppel, 16 January, 1896[11][12] – January, 1897[13]
- Lieutenant Cecil F. Lambert, 30 August, 1900[14] – 15 January, 1901[15] (in lieu of a Lieutenant)
- Lieutenant & Commander S. Gordon Douglas, 15 January, 1901[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Llewellyn Griffiths, 14 January, 1902[17][18] – 18 October, 1904[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander John B. Sparks, 3 July, 1905[20][21] – 1 January, 1906[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert W. F. Travers, 1 January, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry C. J. R. West, 10 January, 1908[24] (under orders of Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves)
- Lieutenant & Commander Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 23 July, 1909[25] – 30 June, 1911?[Inference][26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Lloyd Thomas, 30 June, 1911[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oswald T. Hodgson, 29 July, 1912[28] – 5 March, 1914[29]
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 5 March, 1914[30] – 31 December, 1914[31] (And for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Lionel G. Preston, 31 December, 1914[32] – 21 January, 1915[33] (And for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Lionel G. Preston, 21 January, 1915[34] – June 1915[35] (And as Captain-in-Charge of Fleet Minesweepers)
- Acting Commander James H. Neild, 2 June, 1915[36]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Arthur L. Owens, 10 August, 1917[37]
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.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 255.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 18 January, 1896. Issue 34790, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 302a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 377.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 374.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 908.
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