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|name=Sapphire
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|launch=17 Mar, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 84}}
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|builder=[[Palmer]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 84}}
|builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 84}}
|laid=30 Mar, 1903{{Conways1860|p. 84}}
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==Service==
==Service==
In 1910, ''Sapphire'' was leading the {{UK-DF|5}}.
Re-commissioned at Devonport 2 October, 1911.{{NLAug13|p. 372}}
Re-commissioned at Devonport 2 October, 1911.{{NLAug13|p. 372}}
 
In early 1913, ''Sapphire'' was with the {{UK-DF|7}}, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by {{UK-Skirmisher}} after Manœuvres.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 372.</ref>
In early 1913, ''Sapphire'' was with the {{UK-DF|7}}, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by {{UK-Skirmisher}} after Manœuvres.{{NLJul13|p. 372}}


She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 861}}
She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 861}}
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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sapphire''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Sapphire|f=p}}}}
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sapphire''">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Foley Lambert|nick=Cecil F. Lambert|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 279.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Foley Lambert|nick=Cecil F. Lambert|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 279.</ref>|end=1 January, 1907<ref>Lambert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 253/510.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=and as Captain (D) from 30 June, 1905}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=5 January, 1909<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|nick=Walter H. Cowan|appt=1 January, 1907<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>|end=5 January, 1909<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576536}} f. 249.</ref>|note=and Commanding Destroyers of the Channel Fleet}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=19 December, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 372}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=5 January, 1909<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 372}}|end=8 February, 1910<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 361.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|2}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Clifton Brown|nick=Francis C. Brown|appt=1 July, 1913{{NLAug13|p. 372}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|nick=Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court|appt=8 February, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 372}}{{FC}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville|nick=Hugh G. C. Somerville|appt=2 July, 1914{{NLSep14|p. 379}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Noel Grant|nick=Noel Grant|appt=20 December, 1910<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 372}}|end=20 December, 1912<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 36.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-DF|5}}, then of {{UK-DF|7}} by July 1912}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Peter William Edward Hill|nick=Peter W. E. Hill|appt=29 October, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=19 December, 1912<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.  Indicates 20th Dec.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 372}}|end=1 July, 1913<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-DF|7}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Laurence Richard Oliphant|nick=Laurence R. Oliphant|appt=9 September, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 397''u''}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Clifton Brown|nick=Francis C. Brown|appt=1 July, 1913<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>{{NLAug13|p. 372}}|end=29 August, 1913<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville|nick=Hugh G. C. Somerville|appt=2 July, 1914<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/361.|D7576559}} f. 361.</ref>{{NLSep14|p. 379}}|end=29 October, 1914<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/361.|D7576559}} f. 361.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Peter William Edward Hill|nick=Peter W. E. Hill|appt=29 October, 1914<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/291.|D7602621}} f. 319.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}}|end=5 September, 1916<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/291.|D7602621}} f. 319.</ref>|note=invalided w/ paresis of right arm}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Laurence Richard Oliphant|nick=Laurence R. Oliphant|appt=9 September, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 397''u''}}|end=11 November, 1917}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fortescue Sells|nick=William F. Sells|appt=11 November, 1917<ref>Sells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>|end=15 March, 1919<ref>Sells Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
Allegedly, [[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court]] was also captain at some point.{{FC}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Sapphire.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)
Pendant Number: N.78 (1914)
N.89 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[2]
Laid down: 30 Mar, 1903[3]
Launched: 17 Mar, 1904[4]
Commissioned: 7 Feb, 1905[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Grays[7]

H.M.S. Sapphire was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.

Service

In 1910, Sapphire was leading the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.

Re-commissioned at Devonport 2 October, 1911.[8]

In early 1913, Sapphire was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by Skirmisher after Manœuvres.[9]

She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 372.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 861.
  11. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 279.
  12. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
  13. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  14. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  15. ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 372.
  17. ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 372.
  19. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 372.
  21. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
  22. ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90. Indicates 20th Dec.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
  24. ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  25. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 372.
  27. ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
  28. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 379.
  30. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  31. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  33. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
  35. ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
  36. ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.

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