H.M.S. Sandpiper (1897)
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| H.M.S. Sandpiper (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N/A (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 2 Jul, 1897[3] |
| Sold: | 18 Oct, 1920[4] |
| Fate: | at Hong Kong |
H.M.S. Sandpiper was one of four Heron Class river gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
There was a later gunboat Sandpiper assembled from sections in China, and served on the rivers there from 1934.
Service
She was loaded aboard the transport ship Glen Turret on 15 September 1898, to be conveyed, along with H.M.S. Woodcock to Hong Kong. The crews of the two vessels were to embark on a P & O vessel on 1 October.[5]
In early 1900 she went aground in the West River, China. She sustained damage to her bottom, but was successfully taken to Hong Kong for repairs.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 13 March, 1907.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Carr, 3 September, 1898[8] – 3 September, 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Murray MacG. Lockhart, 3 September, 1901 – November, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Harold T. Atlay, 1 January, 1904[9] – 5 February, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh R. Tickell, 5 February, 1907[10][11] – c. March, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Evelyn J. J. Southby, March, 1910[12] – March, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander (I, Fr) Illtyd A. S. Hutton, March, 1912[13][14] – 3 August, 1914[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 16 Sept. 1898, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 3 Apr. 1900, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 301a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 372.
- ↑ Tickell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/151. f. 155.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 372.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/97. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 371.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/97. f. ?.
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| Nightingale | Robin | Sandpiper | Snipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Dryad Class | Small Fry (UK) | Bramble Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Redbreast Class | Gunboats (UK) | Bramble Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
