H.M.S. Contest (1894)
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| H.M.S. Contest (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Dec, 1894[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1895[5] |
| Broken up: | 1911[6] |
H.M.S. Contest was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, broad meta-class of early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Like most of the 27 knotters, her useful life ran its course before the Great War.
Service
Contest was placed on the sale list on or around 4 December, 1910.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William O. Boothby, 27 July, 1895[8] – before 2 September, 1895[9] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Lieutenant & Commander George S. Q. Carr, 12 December, 1895[10] – 14 January, 1897 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. Cave, 11 January, 1897[11] – 30 November, 1897 (participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 17 November, 1897[12] – before 15 September, 1898[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil H. Fox, 10 September, 1898[14] (service record indicates Sturgeon)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Tibbits, 25 August, 1899[15][16] – 2 September, 1899[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald A. Norton, 5 November, 1900[18] – 28 February, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil A. Austen, 18 February, 1901[19] – 4 May, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Claud H. Sinclair, 16 July, 1901[20] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry R. Heathcote, August, 1902 – 21 August, 1902
- Lieutenant in Command Robert M. Haynes, 8 January, 1903[21] – 23 January, 1903[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick W. Kinahan, 23 January, 1903[23] – 5 November, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow, 15 April, 1904 – 31 August, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Alcock, 3 January, 1905[24] – 27 November, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Fitzroy H. Hall, 10 April, 1906[25][26] – 5 June, 1906[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald E. Marcon, 23 July, 1906[28] – 18 February, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 18 February, 1908[29][30] – 8 February, 1909[31]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert G. Briggs, 8 February, 1909[32] – 11 March, 1909[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 03, 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34437.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 05, 1910; pg. 16; Issue 39447.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 9 November 1897. Issue 35355, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 240.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ Haynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/423. f. 429.
- ↑ Haynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/423. f. 429.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 244a.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 295.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/340. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 295.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/340. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 295.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 295.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/124. f. ?.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/124. f. ?.
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