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Revision as of 15:17, 25 February 2022
| H.M.S. Rattler (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Armstrong Mitchell & Company, Elswick[1] |
| Launched: | 4 Aug, 1886 |
| Commissioned: | 5 May, 1887[2] |
| Sold: | 1924[3] |
H.M.S. Rattler was one of four Bramble class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In 1891, she was slated to soon be paid off and re-commissioned at Hong Kong, with Lieutenant John George Heugh being re-appointed in command.[4]
Rattler arrived at Gibraltar from the West Coast of Africa in mid-August, 1903. She was expected to leave on 17 August for Plymouth to pay off.[5]
In 1913, she was in Portsmouth to train stokers, attached to Argonaut.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. Maitland-Dougall, 5 May, 1887[7] – 4 January, 1890
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. Heugh, 4 January, 1890[8] – 2 March, 1893
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh Cotesworth, 2 March, 1893[9] – 30 June, 1896
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 18 August, 1896[10][11] – 30 June, 1900[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Tibbits, 14 February, 1901[13][14] – 19 September, 1903[15]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Horace L. Vicary, January, 1916 – May, 1916
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 247.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p.247.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 410-15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 253.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 288.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 297a.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
Bibliography
| Bramble Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rattler | Wasp | Lizard | Bramble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Curlew Class | Small Fry (UK) | H.M.S. Rattlesnake | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Albacore Class | Gunboats (UK) | Pigmy Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
