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| + | ''Lizard'' was assigned to the [[Australia Station]] after being commissioned at Devonport on 18 October, 1887.{{NLMar91|p. 233}} She was serving around New Zealand from early 1888. | ||
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| + | In 1900, she was sent to China where she saw service during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] under {{LiCRN}} [[John Campbell Watson]]. She returned to Australia in August, 1901. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lizard''" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lizard''" nat="UK"> |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Alaric William John Portal|nick=Alaric W. J. Portal|appt=18 October, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 216}}|end=14 May, 1888|note=to be appointed in ''Nelson'' upon ''Lizard'' arriving in Australia}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Raymond Pelly|nick=Francis R. Pelly|appt=14 April, 1888<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/221.|D7601615}} ff. 1021, 1027.</ref>|end=31 December, 1889<ref>Pelly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/221.|D7601615}} ff. 1021, 1027.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=James Gordon Bremer|nick=James G. Bremer|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 233}}|end=23 April, 1893}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Spiridione Hancock|nick=Lionel G. S. Hancock|appt=8 February, 1893<ref>Hancock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532.|D7601269}} f. 591.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 232}}|end=1 January, 1896<ref>Hancock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532.|D7601269}} f. 591.</ref>|ass=23 April, 1893<ref>Hancock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532.|D7601269}} f. 591.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Vivian Ormsby Lloyd Champion de Crespigny|nick=Vivian O. L. Champion de Crespigny|appt=1 January, 1896<ref>Champion de Crespigny Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/192.|D7602130}} f. 226.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 237}}|end=19 July, 1898<ref>Champion de Crespigny Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/192.|D7602130}} f. 226.</ref>|note=manoeuvres}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Campbell Watson|nick=John C. Watson|appt=6 July, 1899{{NLMay02|p. 276}}|end=16 August, 1902}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Collings-Taswell Glossop|nick=John C. T. Glossop|appt=17 August, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 277''a''}}|end=12 July, 1904<ref>Glossop Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/218.|D7576541}} f. 218.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 16 November 2017
| H.M.S. Lizard (1886) | |
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| Builder: | Harland & Wolff[1] |
| Launched: | 27 Nov, 1886 |
| Sold: | 1905[2] |
H.M.S. Lizard was one of four Bramble class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Lizard was assigned to the Australia Station after being commissioned at Devonport on 18 October, 1887.[3] She was serving around New Zealand from early 1888.
In 1900, she was sent to China where she saw service during the Boxer Rebellion under Lieutenant in Command John Campbell Watson. She returned to Australia in August, 1901.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Alaric W. J. Portal, 18 October, 1887[4] – 14 May, 1888 (to be appointed in Nelson upon Lizard arriving in Australia)
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis R. Pelly, 14 April, 1888[5] – 31 December, 1889[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander James G. Bremer, 1 January, 1890[7] – 23 April, 1893
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. S. Hancock, 8 February, 1893[8][9] – 1 January, 1896[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vivian O. L. Champion de Crespigny, 1 January, 1896[11][12] – 19 July, 1898[13] (manoeuvres)
- Commander John C. Watson, 6 July, 1899[14] – 16 August, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. T. Glossop, 17 August, 1902[15] – 12 July, 1904[16]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 216.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 233.
- ↑ Hancock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/532. f. 591.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 232.
- ↑ Hancock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/532. f. 591.
- ↑ Champion de Crespigny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/192. f. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 237.
- ↑ Champion de Crespigny Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/192. f. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 277a.
- ↑ Glossop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/218. f. 218.
Bibliography
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| <– | Curlew Class | Small Fry (UK) | H.M.S. Rattlesnake | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Albacore Class | Gunboats (UK) | Pigmy Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
