H.M.S. Niger (1892)
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| H.M.S. Niger (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Naval Construction & Armament Co.[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 17 Sep, 1891[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1892[3] |
| Completed: | 25 Apr, 1893[4] |
| Torpedoed: | 11 Nov, 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Niger was one of eleven torpedo gunboats of the Alarm class.
Service
Torpedoed off Deal by U 12 on 11 November, 1914,[6] with the loss of fifteen lives.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander James G. Ede, 1 January, 1893[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edmund M. C. Cooper-Key, 20 June, 1895[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald H. Curteis, 2 August, 1897[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Robert W. Johnson, 28 February, 1903[11][12] – 5 January, 1905[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Edmund J. Prendergast, 26 April, 1905[14] – 16 July, 1907[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Frederick N. Fargus, 16 July, 1907[16] – 15 January, 1910
- Commander Oliver Schwann, 15 January, 1910[17] – 26 September, 1910[Inference][18]
- Lieutenant in Command (T) Edward M. Bennett, 26 September, 1910[19] – 5 November, 1912 (this appointment crossed out in his service record, but appears in two Navy Lists)
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) Arthur T. Muir, 5 November, 1912[20] – 11 November, 1914[21] (survived her torpedoing and loss)
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 274.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 349.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 349.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 362.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 29.
Bibliography
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