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|comm=14 Jan, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 307}} | |||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
On 7 April, 1904, she arrived at Sydney in company with {{UK-Mutine}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Apr 08, 1904; pg. 5; Issue 37363.</ref> | |||
Commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1911.{{NLAug12|p. 387}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Torch''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Torch''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Preedy|nick=Henry Preedy|appt=14 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 306}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Preedy|nick=Henry Preedy|appt=14 January, 1897<ref>Preedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/311.|D7578953}} f. 1065.</ref>{{NLFeb00|p. 306}}|end=1900<ref>Preedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/311.|D7578953}} f. 1065.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Needham Knox|nick=John N. Knox|appt=8 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 921''a''}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Norman Godfrey Macalister|nick=Norman G. Macalister|appt=24 April, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 308}}|end=1 April, 1903|note=invalided w/ blood poisoning}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert James Ogilvy Millar|nick=Herbert J. O. Millar|appt=1 April, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 387}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|nick=Maurice S. FitzMaurice|appt=May, 1906|end=7 October, 1906|note=lent}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=George Cuninghame Quayle|nick=George C. Quayle|appt=1 April, 1907<ref>Quayle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/206.|D7602543}} f. 223.</ref>|end=1 October, 1907<ref>Quayle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/206.|D7602543}} f. 223.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edmund Clifton Carver|nick=Edmund C. Carver|appt=4 May, 1911<ref>Carver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/360.|D8112220}} f. 395.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 387}}|end=5 April, 1912<ref>Carver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/360.|D8112220}} f. 395.</ref>|note=to join upon arrival in {{UK-Edgar}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Richard Le Hunte Ward|nick=John R. Le H. Ward|appt=5 April, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 387}}|end=23 November, 1914}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Needham Knox|nick=John N. Knox|appt=8 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 921''a''}}|end=18 December, 1918}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-18-HMS_Torch.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] | |||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Torch_(1894)}} | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Torch_(1894)}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 18 August 2018
| H.M.S. Torch (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1893[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Dec, 1894[3] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jan, 1897[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Torch was one of two Alert Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
On 7 April, 1904, she arrived at Sydney in company with Mutine.[7]
Commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1911.[8]
Captains
- Commander Henry Preedy, 14 January, 1897[9][10] – 1900[11]
- Commander Norman G. Macalister, 24 April, 1900[12] – 1 April, 1903 (invalided w/ blood poisoning)
- Commander Herbert J. O. Millar, 1 April, 1903[13]
- Commander Maurice S. FitzMaurice, May, 1906 – 7 October, 1906 (lent)
- Commander George C. Quayle, 1 April, 1907[14] – 1 October, 1907[15]
- Commander Edmund C. Carver, 4 May, 1911[16][17] – 5 April, 1912[18] (to join upon arrival in Edgar)
- Commander John R. Le H. Ward, 5 April, 1912[19] – 23 November, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command John N. Knox, 8 April, 1918[20] – 18 December, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 08, 1904; pg. 5; Issue 37363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 387.
- ↑ Preedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/311. f. 1065.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Preedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/311. f. 1065.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 387.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 387.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921a.
Bibliography
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