H.M.S. Dolphin (1882)
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| H.M.S. Dolphin (1882) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Raylton Dixon, Middlesbrough[1] |
| Launched: | 9 Dec, 1882[2] |
| Sold: | 1925[3] |
H.M.S. Dolphin was one of two Dolphin Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy. She served as a submarine depot ship in the Great War.
Service
Dolphin was commissioned at Sheerness on 1 May, 1884.[4]
In 1907, Dolphin was made an accommodation ship for submarines.[5]
In April, 1911, Dolphin was the depot ship of the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla, which then consisted of four "A" and one "D" class submarines.[6]
She became an independent command in Portsmouth on 31 August, 1912 under Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, Commodore 2nd Class in charge of Submarine Service.[7]
In mid-1913, Dolphin was servicing the Second Submarine Flotilla[8] and was still doing so at the outset of the war. In September 1916, she moved over to assist the Sixth Submarine Flotilla until the end of the war.[9]
On 15 October, 1924, the somewhat more youthful H.M.S. Pandora took on the name and duties of Dolphin as parent ship to the submarines at Fort Blockhouse.[10]
Captains
- Commander Sydney M. Eardley Wilmot, 1 May, 1884[11] – 7 August, 1886
- Commander George Neville, 16 January, 1888[12] – 1890
- Commander Horatio N. Dudding, 24 September, 1890[13] – 30 June, 1893
- Commander Alfred W. Paget, 11 August, 1893[14] – mid 1896
- Commander Joseph Honner, 14 July, 1896[15] – 15 October, 1896[16]
- Commander James P. Montgomery, 14 October, 1896 – 22 December, 1896
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry St. G. S. Clive, 11 January, 1897[17] – 31 December, 1899
- Commander John Luce, 25 January, 1900[18] – c. September, 1903[19]
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 31 August, 1912[20] – 14 January, 1914[21] (and for duty with submarines and command of Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 10 August, 1913[22] – 1 October, 1913[23] (and for duty with submarines)
- Acting Captain Algernon H. C. Candy, 14 January, 1914[24] – 8 September, 1916[25] (and for duty with submarines and in command of Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Sydney S. Hall, 8 February, 1915[26][27] – 25 August, 1919[28] (as Commodore, Second Class, and as Commodore, First Class from 1 January, 1918)
- Acting Captain Alexander H. Quicke, 18 January, 1918 – 1 February, 1919 (and in command of submarine flotilla)
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 25 July, 1919[29] – 27 July, 1921[30] (and in command of a submarine flotilla)
- Captain Max K. Horton, July, 1920[31]
- Captain Cecil P. Talbot, 14 March, 1922[32][33] – 14 March, 1922[34] (and as Chief Staff Officer and Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander John F. Hutchings, 7 March, 1924[35] – 15 April, 1924 (and in command of First Submarine Flotilla and as spare submarine commander)
- Captain Max K. Horton, 15 April, 1924[36] – 3 August, 1925 (and as Captain (D), First Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 206.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
- ↑ See Second Submarine Flotilla and Sixth Submarine Flotilla for citations.
- ↑ "Fleet News." The Times (London, England), Monday, September 15, 1924, Issue 43757, p.17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 218.
- ↑ Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
- ↑ Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 244.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/279. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 777.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 258.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 258.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 760.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 233.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, March 17, 1924, Issue 43602, p.4.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, March 27, 1924, Issue 43611, p.5.
Bibliography
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