H.M.S. Skipjack (1889)
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| 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.
- Commander James P. Montgomery, 11 July, 1893[7] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Colin R. Keppel, 16 January, 1896[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander S. Gordon Douglas, 15 January, 1901[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Llewellyn Griffiths, 14 January, 1902[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander John B. Sparks, 3 July, 1905[11] – 31 December, 1906[Inference][12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert W. F. Travers, 1 January, 1906[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 23 July, 1909[14] – 30 June, 1911?[Inference][15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. Lloyd Thomas, 30 June, 1911[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oswald T. Hodgson, 29 July, 1912[17] – 5 March, 1914[18]
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 5 March, 1914[19] – 31 December, 1914[20] (And for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Lionel G. Preston, 31 December, 1914[21] – 21 January, 1915[22] (And for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Captain Lionel G. Preston, 21 January, 1915[23] – June 1915[24] (And as Captain-in-Charge of Fleet Minesweepers)
- Acting Commander James H. Neild, 2 June, 1915[25]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Arthur L. Owens, 10 August, 1917[26]
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.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 18 January, 1896. Issue 34790, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 302a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). 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.
Bibliography
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