H.M.S. Firefly (1877)
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| H.M.S. Firefly (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1931[2] |
H.M.S. Firefly was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She was working in boom defence in 1904.
She was renamed H.M.S. Egmont c. April 1914 and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry F. Hughes-Hallett, c. 31 May, 1879[3]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 14 February, 1880[4] – 22 March, 1880[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. F. Law, 12 March, 1880[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert D. B. Bruce, 14 April, 1885[7][8]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Cherry, 6 January, 1887[9] – 31 December, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry Harris, 7 January, 1889[10] – 31 December, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 4 January, 1892[11][12] – 1 January, 1893[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Augustus L. K. Knapton, 1 January, 1893[14] – 13 July, 1894
- Captain George B. Powell, c. April 1914 – 1 November, 1916 (Ship now H.M.S. Egmont)
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 1 November, 1916[15] – 28 September, 1918
- Captain George Trewby, 28 September, 1918[16] – December, 1919
- Captain Thomas D. Pratt, December, 1919 – 21 December, 1921
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 1 January, 1923[17] – 15 January, 1925
- Captain Dashwood F. Moir, 15 January, 1925[18] – December, 1926 (now based in former H.M.S. Bullfrog)
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Seymour Osborne, 28 December, 1926[19] – 11 March, 1928
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Osborne, 9 April, 1928 – January, 1929
- Captain Clinton F. S. Danby, 28 December, 1928[20] – 7 January, 1931
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1879, p. 9.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/164. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 783.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 235.
Bibliography
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