H.M.S. Firefly (1877)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Firefly (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1931[2] |
Service
She was working in boom defence in 1904.
She was renamed H.M.S. Egmont c. April 1914 and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry F. Hughes-Hallett, c. 31 May, 1879[3]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 14 February, 1880[4] – 22 March, 1880[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. F. Law, 12 March, 1880[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert D. B. Bruce, 14 April, 1885[7][8]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Cherry, 6 January, 1887[9] – 31 December, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry Harris, 7 January, 1889[10] – 31 December, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 4 January, 1892[11][12] – 1 January, 1893[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Augustus L. K. Knapton, 1 January, 1893[14] – 13 July, 1894
- Captain George B. Powell, c. April 1914 – 1 November, 1916 (Ship now H.M.S. Egmont)
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 1 November, 1916[15] – 28 September, 1918
- Captain George Trewby, 28 September, 1918[16] – December, 1919
- Captain Thomas D. Pratt, December, 1919 – 21 December, 1921
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 1 January, 1923[17] – 15 January, 1925
- Captain Dashwood F. Moir, 15 January, 1925[18] – December, 1926 (now based in former H.M.S. Bullfrog)
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Seymour Osborne, 28 December, 1926[19] – 11 March, 1928
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Osborne, 9 April, 1928 – January, 1929
- Captain Clinton F. S. Danby, 28 December, 1928[20] – 7 January, 1931
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1879, p. 9.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/164. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 783.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 235.
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