H.M.S. Wild Swan (1876)
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| H.M.S. Wild Swan (1876) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow[1] |
| Launched: | 28 Jan, 1876[2] |
| Sold: | 1920[3] |
H.M.S. Wild Swan was one of five Osprey Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
She was renamed H.M.S. Clyde in 1904 and then H.M.S. Columbine in 1912.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 22 January, 1885 under Commander John Salwey Hallifax for service in the Pacific.[4]
Renamed H.M.S. Columbine in 1912, by March 1913 she was appropriated as a hulk for office accommodation for the King's Harbour Master, Rosyth.[5]
Captains
- Commander Seymour H. P. Dacres, 17 June, 1878[6] – after 17 June, 1881
- Lieutenant (N) (in Command?) Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 9 April, 1884[7]
- Commander John S. Hallifax, 22 January, 1885[8] – 31 December, 1887
- Commander Edmund B. Van Koughnet, 4 January, 1888[9] – 20 February, 1889
- Commander Archibald B. Purvis, 17 January, 1906 – 6 November, 1906
- Commander Clement C. Horne, 6 November, 1906[10] – 1 August, 1909[11]
- Commander John K. Laird, 3 September, 1909[12] – 30 September, 1910
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 239.
- ↑ Horne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/414. f. 429.
- ↑ Horne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/414. f. 429.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 293.
Bibliography
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