H.M.S. Sappho (1891)
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| H.M.S. Sappho (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.41 (1914) P.A1 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Salmuda, Poplar[2] |
| Laid down: | 21 Oct, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 9 May, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1893[5] |
| Sold: | 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Sappho was one of twenty-one Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
In earlier 1894, it was ordered that she would be one of four cruisers to have her old pattern 6-in guns replaced by new quick-firing models.[7]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1912 under Commander Knox for "Particular Service with First Fleet".[8][9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry C. Bigge, 11 July, 1893 – 28 August, 1893 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Frank Finnis, 18 July, 1894[10] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Vernon A. Tisdall, 24 September, 1895[11][12] – 17 July, 1896[13] (temporary)
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, c. July, 1897[14] – 30 September, 1897[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 11 July, 1899[16] – 24 August, 1899[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Cecil Burney, 13 August, 1900[18][19]
- Commander Edward H. Moubray, 13 June, 1903[20] – 16 July, 1905[21]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 17 July, 1905[22] – 8 August, 1908[23]
- Commander Harold Christian, 8 August, 1908[24][25] – 30 September, 1909[26]
- Commander Hugh F. W. Wyldbore-Smith, 21 April, 1910[27] – 13 December, 1911
- Captain Richard Webb, 14 December, 1911[28] – 2 April, 1912[29]
- Acting Captain Gerald V. C. Knox, 2 April, 1912[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. p. 344.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Friedman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. p. 344.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 15, 1894, Issue 34161, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ Finnis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 457.
- ↑ Tisdall Service Record. The National Archives. D7579001 ADM 196/39/539. f. 1306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 261.
- ↑ Tisdall Service Record. The National Archives. D7579001 ADM 196/39/539. f. 1306.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 234.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 234.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 84/180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 301a.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
- ↑ Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 100.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 372.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 372.
- ↑ Webb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 124.
- ↑ Webb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397v.
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