H.M.S. Widgeon (1904)
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| H.M.S. Widgeon (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.71 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Apr, 1904[3] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Widgeon was a river gunboat that served in the Royal Navy. She served on the China Station.
There was an earlier gunboat named Widgeon launched in 1889.
Construction and Service
Commissioned at Shanghai on 28 November, 1904.[5]
Widgeon was re-commissioned on 1 October, 1917.[6]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 28 November, 1904 – 14 March, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson, 12 March, 1905[8] – 20 June, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander John F. Knox, 20 June, 1907[9] – 14 March, 1910[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. F. Borrett, March, 1912[11] – 15 January, 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur J. Landon, 15 January, 1914[12] – 16 November, 1914
- Commander Hugh D. Marryat, August, 1917[13] – October, 1917 (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Russell A. Bell-Syer, 25 April, 1918[14][15] – 22 January, 1919[16]
- Commander Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes, 22 January, 1919[17] – January, 1921[18]
- Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 1 April, 1921[19][20] – December, 1922[21]
- Commander Montague G. B. Legge, c. December, 1922[22] (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 December, 1924[23] – January, 1925 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Leon S. Acheson, September, 1925[24] – October, 1925
- Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 1 June, 1926[25][26] – April, 1928 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh E. Heaton, 6 May, 1928[27] – August, 1928[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Wollocombe, July, 1928[29] – October 1929[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. T. Keeling, 15 July, 1929[31] – August, 1931[32] (vice Woolcombe)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399'f.
- ↑ Bell-Syer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/219. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 943.
- ↑ Bell-Syer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/219. f. ?.
- ↑ Jukes Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/160. f. 364.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 July 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Dec. 1920, p. 8.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 13 Nov. 1922, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 29 May 1926, p. 7.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/56. f. 56.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/56. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ Wollocombe Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/35. f. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
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