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
At the beginning of the war, Niger was assigned to the Downs Boarding Flotilla.
She was 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, 26 January, 1894 – 15 June, 1895 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Commander Edmund M. C. Cooper-Key, 20 June, 1895[8] – 2 August, 1897 (for Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald H. Curteis, 2 August, 1897[9][10] – 1899[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Robert W. Johnson, 28 February, 1903[12][13] – 5 January, 1905[14]
- Commander Richard H. Walters, 24 January, 1905 – 26 April, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Edmund J. Prendergast, 26 April, 1905[15] – 16 July, 1907[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Frederick N. Fargus, 16 July, 1907[17] – 15 January, 1910
- Commander Oliver Schwann, 15 January, 1910[18] – 26 September, 1910
- 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, 1897). p. 243.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/312. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 274.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/312. f. 280.
- ↑ 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 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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