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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Ward Torlesse|nick=Arthur W. Torlesse|appt=26 June, 1894<ref>Torlesse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/547.| D7579004}} f. 1312.</ref>|end=30 September, 1894<ref>Torlesse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/547.| D7579004}} f. 1312.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Ward Torlesse|nick=Arthur W. Torlesse|appt=26 June, 1894<ref>Torlesse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/547.| D7579004}} f. 1312.</ref>|end=30 September, 1894<ref>Torlesse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/547.| D7579004}} f. 1312.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Mervyn Hugh Cobbe|nick=Mervyn H. Cobbe|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Diamond Jubilee" ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.</ref>|end=for manoeuvres}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Philip Sherard Watson|nick=Philip S. Watson|appt=4 October, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 23 September, 1897. Issue '''35316''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|end=1898}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Philip Sherard Watson|nick=Philip S. Watson|appt=4 October, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 23 September, 1897. Issue '''35316''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|end=1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=William Nevill England|nick=William N. England|appt=13 September, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 258}}<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>|end=1 March, 1899<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=William Nevill England|nick=William N. England|appt=13 September, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 258}}<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>|end=1 March, 1899<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>}} |
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H.M.S. Hornet (1893) | |
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Builder: | Yarrow[1] |
Ordered: | 1892[2] |
Laid down: | Jul, 1892[3] |
Launched: | 23 Dec, 1893[4] |
Commissioned: | Jul, 1894[5] |
Broken up: | 1909[6] |
H.M.S. Hornet was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "26 knotter".
Like many of the "A" class boats, she was broken up before the war.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Arthur W. Torlesse, 26 June, 1894[7] – 30 September, 1894[8]
- Commander Mervyn H. Cobbe, 15 June, 1897[9] – for manoeuvres
- Lieutenant & Commander Philip S. Watson, 4 October, 1897[10] – 1898
- Lieutenant in Command William N. England, 13 September, 1898[11][12] – 1 March, 1899[13]
- Gunner in Command William Cooper, 13 November, 1903 – 15 June, 1904
- Lieutenant in Command Lewis W. Braithwaite, 3 January, 1905[14] – 11 July, 1905[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Berwick Curtis, 11 July, 1905[16][17] – 12 March, 1908[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick W. Law, 12 March, 1908[19] – 21 May, 1909
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 23 September, 1897. Issue 35316, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 258.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
- ↑ Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
- ↑ Braithwaite Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/504. f. 507.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 328.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ Curtis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/262. f. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 328.
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