H.M.S. Torch (1894)
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| H.M.S. Torch (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1893[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Dec, 1894[3] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jan, 1897[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Torch was one of two Alert Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
On 7 April, 1904, she arrived at Sydney in company with Mutine.[7]
Commissioned at Sydney on 4 May, 1911.[8]
Captains
- Commander Henry Preedy, 14 January, 1897[9][10] – 1900[11]
- Commander Norman G. Macalister, 24 April, 1900[12] – 1 April, 1903 (invalided w/ blood poisoning)
- Commander Herbert J. O. Millar, 1 April, 1903[13]
- Commander Maurice S. FitzMaurice, May, 1906 – 7 October, 1906 (lent)
- Commander George C. Quayle, 1 April, 1907[14] – 1 October, 1907[15]
- Commander Edmund C. Carver, 4 May, 1911[16][17] – 5 April, 1912[18] (to join upon arrival in Edgar)
- Commander John R. Le H. Ward, 5 April, 1912[19] – 23 November, 1914
- Lieutenant in Command John N. Knox, 8 April, 1918[20] – 18 December, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 307.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 08, 1904; pg. 5; Issue 37363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 387.
- ↑ Preedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/311. f. 1065.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Preedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/311. f. 1065.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 387.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ Quayle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/206. f. 223.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 387.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 921a.
Bibliography
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