H.M.S. Pioneer (1899)
| H.M.S. Pioneer (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | Dec, 1897[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1899[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1900[4] |
| Sold: | 1924[5] |
| Fate: | at Sydney[6] |
H.M.S. Pioneer was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
She was transferred to the Australian Navy in 1912, becoming H.M.A.S. Pioneer.
Service
On 30 January, 1903, Pioneer struck the destroyer H.M.S. Orwell during a night attack exercise in Corfu Channel, severing the bow of the destroyer. Fifteen men died, the majority being drowned in the destroyer's sinking forward section. Orwell was towed back to Corfu, eventually to have her bow replaced and to return to service.[7][8][9]
On 30 November, 1912, Pioneer's officers and crew were appropriated to recommission the third class protected cruiser Pyramus in Australia.[10]
Pioneer was re-commissioned at Sydney on 1 January, 1914. Presently, she began serving as a training ship for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 10 July, 1900[12] – 18 August, 1900[13] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Commander Hugh Evan-Thomas, 15 November, 1900[14] – 26 June, 1902[15]
- Commander George P. W. Hope, 5 July, 1902[16] – 29 August, 1904[17]
- Captain George H. Borrett, 29 August, 1904[18] – 9 January, 1907[19]
- Captain Charles B. Miller, 9 January, 1907[20] – 19 January, 1909[21]
- Commander William F. Blunt, 19 January, 1909[22][23] – 15 December, 1910[24]
- Commander Philip J. Stopford, 15 December, 1910[25][26] – 20 November, 1912[27]
Another source claims that Commander R.N.R. Thomas Wyburn Biddlecombe was in command c. 1910[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Navy & Army Illustrated. Volume XV. 7 February, 1903. p. 527.
- ↑ "The Collision off Corfu". The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 06, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 36997.
- ↑ "The Accident off Corfu". The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 13, 1903; pg. 4; Issue 37003.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399l.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 305a.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
- ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23/44.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 357.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/205. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 356.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/205. 221.
- ↑ RAN page on Pioneer.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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