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Revision as of 21:32, 22 September 2017
| H.M.S. Gossamer (1890) | |
|---|---|
| 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] – 25 August, 1893 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. T. Cole, 15 January, 1897[10] – 1 September, 1900
- Lieutenant & Commander Hector L. Watts-Jones, 21 July, 1903[11] – 25 August, 1903[12] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander John I. Graham, 14 July, 1904 – 1 October, 1904 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander George B. Brennan, 16 November, 1904[13] – 1 May, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry W. Osburn, June, 1906[14] – c. August, 1906[15] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Harold Escombe, 30 June, 1908 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald M. R. West, 7 November, 1908[16] – 1 January, 1910[17][18]
- Lieutenant & Commander (I) Sydney H. Tennyson, 1 January, 1910[19] – 15 January, 1912
- Commander John F. H. Cole, 15 January, 1912[20][21] – 29 July, 1912[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander F. C. Guy St. Clair, 31 July, 1912[23] – mid 1915[24][25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Basil R. Brooke, 17 July, 1915[26][27] – 20 November, 1915[28]
- Acting Commander Charles E. Aglionby, 20 November, 1915[29] – 25 August, 1917
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas E. Coombs, 23 August, 1917[30]
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.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 322.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/25. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 804.
Bibliography
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