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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 October, 1900<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|end=18 November, 1902<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 October, 1900<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|end=18 November, 1902<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=20 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 232.</ref>|end=27 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 232.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=20 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 232.</ref>|end=27 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 232.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 4 April 2015
| H.M.S. Niobe (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | none[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 16 Dec, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Feb, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Dec, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1922[7] |
| Fate: | at Philadelphia[8] |
Service
In 1910, given to the new Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S Niobe – their first vessel.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur L. Winsloe, 6 December, 1898[9] – 1 October, 1900[10]
- Captain John Denison, 2 October, 1900[11] – 18 November, 1902[12]
- Captain Arthur D. Ricardo, 20 February, 1905[13] – 27 February, 1905[14]
- Captain Charles H. Umfreville, January, 1906[15]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 6 November, 1906[16] – 28 May, 1907[17]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 28 May, 1907[18]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 8 January, 1908[19] – 31 March, 1908[20] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral John Denison)
- Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt, 3 November, 1909[21] – 25 January, 1910[22] (trooping)
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 1 February, 1910[23] – 12 April, 1910[24] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Herbert J. Savill, 12 April, 1910[25]
Francis Spurstow Miller is alleged to have held this command from 1905, but no record is found of this.[26][Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
- ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Hyde Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue 39246, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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