H.M.S. Nymphe (1888)
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| H.M.S. Nymphe (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 5 Jul, 1887[2] |
| Launched: | 1 May, 1888[3] |
| Completed: | Feb, 1889[4] |
| Commissioned: | 3 Jul, 1889[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Nymphe was one of four Nymphe Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
She was renamed Wildfire in 1906, Gannet in 1916, and finally became H.M.S. Pembroke in 1917.
Service
Nymphe was commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 July, 1889.[7]
Nymphe's captain, Cdr. Henry James Daniel Laxton was thought to have been at fault after she collided with the screw sloop Basilisk around early 1901.
Captains
- Commander Charles T. Turner, 3 July, 1889[8] – 24 November, 1892[Inference]
- Commander George Huntingford, 22 September, 1892[9] – 2 April, 1896
- Commander James P. Montgomery, 17 September, 1896 – 14 October, 1896
- Commander Joseph Honner, 15 October, 1896[10] – 22 December, 1896[11] (left upon medical unfitness due to climate)
- Captain Charles L. Ottley, 11 January, 1897[12][13] – 17 July, 1899[14]
- Captain Richard B. Farquhar, 18 July, 1899[15] – 16 February, 1900[16]
- Commander Henry J. D. Laxton, 4 September, 1900[17] – 20 May, 1901
- Commander Edmund P. E. Jervoise, 20 May, 1901[18] – 11 August, 1904
- Gunner in Command Benjamin G. Carroll, December, 1904[19]
- Chief Gunner in Command John B. Thomas, 30 January, 1908[20]
- Chief Gunner in Command John Hayes, 30 January, 1910[21] – 30 January, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles W. Cock, 30 January, 1912[22][23] – 5 March, 1914[24]
- Chief Gunner in Command Arthur Jennings, 4 March, 1914 – 21 October, 1914
- Commander Edward Altham, 20 October, 1914[25] – 30 October, 1914[26]
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 238.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 244.
- ↑ 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. 275.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 988.
- ↑ Ottley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 988.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 445.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
- ↑ Cock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/241. f. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 397.
- ↑ Cock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/241. f. 121.
- ↑ Altham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/17. f. 222.
- ↑ Altham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/17. f. 222.
Bibliography
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