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Revision as of 13:46, 24 March 2015
| H.M.S. Gibraltar (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A7 (1914) N.19 (Sep 1915) N.49 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Napier, Glasgow[2] |
| Laid down: | 2 Dec, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Apr, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Nov, 1894[5] |
| Sold: | Sep, 1923[6] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[7] |
H.M.S. Gibraltar was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896.
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[8]
By the end of 1920, she was housing an anti-submarine training school in Portland.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 18 July, 1894[10] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Angus MacLeod, November, 1894[11]
- Captain Harry F. Hughes-Hallett, January, 1896[12]
- Captain Charles E. Kingsmill, 10 July, 1900[13] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Arthur H. Limpus, 6 March, 1901[14] – 17 June, 1904[15]
- Captain Robert H. Johnston Stewart, December, 1904[16]
- Captain Charles H. Morgan, June, 1908[17]
- Captain E. Percy F. G. Grant, 25 May, 1910[18]
- {CommRN [[{{{name}}}|{{{nick}}}]], ?|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=10 March, 1911[19]|end=25 July, 1911[20]|note=took command upon reducing}}
- Captain George B. Powell, October, 1912[21]
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, 20 January, 1913[22]
- Captain Edward H. Moubray, 27 June, 1915[23] – 29 June, 1916[24]
- Acting Captain Arthur B. F. Dawson, 29 June, 1916[25]
- Captain Arthur H. Oldham, 16 May, 1917[26]
- Captain William B. Macdonald, April, 1918[27]
- Commander Hugh P. Buckle, 3 August, 1918[28]
- Captain Humphrey T. Walwyn, 17 January, 1919[29]
- Captain Ronald Howard, 27 April, 1920[30]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). pp. 779-780.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 752.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 319.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 800.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 800.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 779.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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