Sheerness Royal Dockyard
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Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
H.M.S. Briton | corvette | 6 Nov, 1869 | Sold 1887 |
H.M.S. Encounter | corvette | 1 Jan, 1873 | Sold 1888 |
H.M.S. Diamond | corvette | 26 Aug, 1874 | Sold 1889 |
H.M.S. Osprey | composite screw sloop | 5 Aug, 1876 | Sold 1890 |
H.M.S. Gannet | composite screw sloop | 31 Aug, 1878 | Preserved 2015 |
H.M.S. Kingfisher | composite screw sloop | 16 Dec, 1879 | Sold 1919 |
H.M.S. Satellite | corvette | 13 Aug, 1881 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Caroline | corvette | 25 Nov, 1882 | Sold 1929 |
H.M.S. Pylades | corvette | 5 Nov, 1884 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Swallow | screw sloop | 27 Oct, 1885 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Buzzard | screw sloop | 10 May, 1887 | Sold 1921 |
H.M.S. Grasshopper | torpedo gunboat | 30 Aug, 1887 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Daphne | screw sloop | 29 May, 1888 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Pigmy | gunboat | 27 Jul, 1888 | Sold 4 Apr, 1905 |
H.M.S. Basilisk | screw sloop | 6 Apr, 1889 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Barracouta | third class protected cruiser | 16 May, 1889 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Goldfinch | gunboat | 18 May, 1889 | Sold 14 May, 1907 |
H.M.S. Gleaner | torpedo gunboat | 9 Jan, 1890 | Sold 4 Apr, 1905 |
H.M.S. Gossamer | torpedo gunboat | 9 Jan, 1890 | Sold 20 Mar, 1920 |
H.M.S. Brilliant | second class protected cruiser | 24 Jun, 1891 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
H.M.S. Circe | torpedo gunboat | 14 Jun, 1892 | Sold 30 Jul, 1920 |
H.M.S. Hebe | torpedo gunboat | 15 Jun, 1892 | Sold 22 Oct, 1919 |
H.M.S. Alarm | torpedo gunboat | 13 Sep, 1892 | Sold 9 Apr, 1907 |
H.M.S. Leda | torpedo gunboat | 13 Sep, 1892 | Broken up 1922 |
H.M.S. Charybdis | second class protected cruiser | 15 Jun, 1893 | Sold 27 Jan, 1922 |
H.M.S. Alert | screw sloop | 28 Dec, 1894 | Sold 1926 |
H.M.S. Torch | screw sloop | 28 Dec, 1894 | Sold 1920 |
H.M.S. Proserpine | third class protected cruiser | 5 Dec, 1896 | Sold 30 Nov, 1919 |
H.M.S. Pelorus | third class protected cruiser | 15 Dec, 1896 | Sold 6 May, 1920 |
H.M.S. Pomone | third class protected cruiser | 25 Nov, 1897 | Sold 25 Oct, 1922 |
H.M.S. Condor | sloop | 17 Dec, 1898 | Foundered 3 Dec, 1901 |
H.M.S. Rosario | sloop | 17 Dec, 1898 | Sold 11 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Shearwater | sloop | 10 Feb, 1900 | Sold May, 1922 |
H.M.S. Vestal | sloop | 10 Feb, 1900 | Sold 21 Oct, 1921 |
H.M.S. Espiegle | sloop | 8 Dec, 1900 | Sold 17 Sep, 1923 |
H.M.S. Fantome | sloop | 23 Mar, 1901 | Sold 30 Jan, 1925 |
H.M.S. Merlin | sloop | 30 Nov, 1901 | Sold 3 Aug, 1923 |
H.M.S. Odin | sloop | 30 Nov, 1901 | Sold 12 Nov, 1920 |
H.M.S. Clio | sloop | 14 Mar, 1903 | Sold 12 Nov, 1920 |
H.M.S. Cadmus | sloop | 29 Apr, 1903 | Sold 1 Sep, 1921 |
Captains Superintendent
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain The Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane, 1 January, 1869[1]
- Captain William G. Luard, 11 May, 1870[2]
- Captain Fitzgerald A. C. Foley, 9 January, 1875[3] – 1877
- Captain Thomas Brandreth, 9 January, 1877 – 4 January, 1879
- Captain Theodore M. Jones, 4 January, 1879 – 1 January, 1883
- Captain John O. Hopkins, January, 1883 – c. 6 April, 1883[Inference]
- Captain William Codrington, 6 April, 1883 – 17 July, 1885
- Captain Henry F. Nicholson, 17 July, 1885[4][5] – 1 July, 1886[6]
- Captain Robert H. M. Molyneux, 1 July, 1886[7]
- Captain Charles G. Fane, 1 June, 1888[8]
- Captain Richard Duckworth-King, 1 August, 1890[9] – 17 January, 1892
- Captain Armand T. Powlett, 25 January, 1892[10] – 1 January, 1894
- Captain John Fellowes, 1 January, 1894[11][12] – 1 January, 1895[13]
- Captain John C. Burnell, 15 January, 1895[14][15] – 27 December, 1897[16]
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 11 January, 1898[17] – 29 June, 1899[18]
- Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson, 28 June, 1899[19] – 21 June, 1902[20]
- Captain Walter H. B. Graham, 20 August, 1902[21][22] – 1 January, 1905[23]
- Captain Frederick L. Campbell, 1 January, 1905[24][25] – 25 January, 1906[26] (died in fox hunting accident)
- Captain James Startin, 31 January, 1906[27] – 4 May, 1907[28]
- Captain John Casement, 4 May, 1907[29] – 1 July, 1908
- Captain Robert H. Johnston Stewart, 13 June, 1908[30] – 15 December, 1909[31]
- Captain Henry H. Torlesse, 15 December, 1909[32][33] – 17 November, 1911[34]
- Captain Robert J. Prendergast, 1 December, 1911[35] – 21 September, 1915[36]
- Rear-Admiral E. Hyde Smith, 21 September, 1915[37] – 15 April, 1919[38]
- Captain Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer, 15 April, 1919[39] – 14 March, 1922
- Captain Herbert N. Garnett, 15 March, 1922[40] – 31 March, 1923[41]
- Captain Frederick C. Fisher, 26 February, 1925 – 12 April, 1927
- Captain Dashwood F. Moir, 26 March, 1927[42] – c. April, 1929[Inference]
- Captain Benjamin Wingate Barrow, 1 April, 1929[43] – 15 July, 1930[44]
- Captain Hugh D. Hamilton, 15 July, 1930[45] – 15 July, 1932[46]
- Captain Robert S. MacFarlan, 15 July, 1932[47] – 16 July, 1934[48]
- Captain James V. V. Magrane, 16 July, 1934[49] – 4 September, 1935[50]
- Captain Henry B. Maltby, 4 September, 1935[51][52] – 15 December, 1937[53] (vice Magrane)
- Commodore, Second Class Hugh R. Marrack, 15 December, 1937[54] – 9 July, 1943[55]
- Captain George C. P. Menzies, July, 1947[56] – 5 November, 1947[57] (vice "Bosnett"[?])
King's Harbour Master
- Commander Thomas M. Brounger, 1 April, 1927 – 9 August, 1929
- Commander Christopher H. Philips, 9 August, 1929 – 14 April, 1930[58]
- Commander Charles H. Champness, 16 May, 1934 – 2 March, 1935[59] (vice "Tait"[?])
- Commander Reginald Ramsbotham, 2 March, 1935[60] – 5 March, 1938[61]
- Commander Roderick L. Moore, 5 March, 1938[62] – 23 November, 1939[63] (and as Deputy Superintendent)
- Commander Kenneth N. Humphreys, 23 November, 1939[64] – 20 January, 1940[65]
- Captain Alban E. T. Tate, 20 January, 1940 – 5 September, 1943 (died in this post)
Assistant King's Harbour Master
- Commander Charles W. C. Strickland, 20 June, 1918[66] – 14 September, 1918[67] (died in this post)
- Commander Sydney K. Smyth, 29 April, 1921 – 24 April, 1923
- Commander William S. F. Macleod, 1924[68] – 1926[69]
- Commander Arthur P. Saunders, 1 January, 1929 (vice Kirkpatrick)
- Commander Francis W. Crowther, 15 April, 1930[70] – September, 1932 (vice Saunders)
- Commander Frank G. L. Bullock, 31 January, 1935 – 15 February, 1937[71]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Bostock, 15 February, 1937[72]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 145.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 304.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 354.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Fellowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1012. f. ?.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Fellowes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1012. f. ?.
- ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 4 August, 1902. Issue 36837, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 15 December, 1904. Issue 37578, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 502.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 502.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 16 March, 1907. Issue 38282, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
- ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 10 November, 1909. Issue 39113, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1314.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1314.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 554.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 16 April, 1919. Issue 42076, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
- ↑ MacFarlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 176.
- ↑ MacFarlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 176.
- ↑ Magrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/324. f. 328.
- ↑ Magrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/324. f. 328.
- ↑ Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 196.
- ↑ Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
- ↑ "Captain Philips Retired." The Times (London, England), 24 Oct. 1930, p. 5.
- ↑ Ramsbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/17. f. 16.
- ↑ Ramsbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/17. f. 16.
- ↑ Ramsbotham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/17. f. 16.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/113. f. 13.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/113. f. 13.
- ↑ Humphreys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/165. f. ?.
- ↑ Humphreys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/165. f. ?.
- ↑ Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 296.
- ↑ Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 296.
- ↑ "Navigation School Change." The Times (London, England), 30 May 1930, p. 26.
- ↑ "Navigation School Change." The Times (London, England), 30 May 1930, p. 26.
- ↑ Crowther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/182. f. 541.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Bostock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/91. f. 91.
See Also
- Plan of Dockyard at GWPDA.org
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.