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'''H.M.S. ''Sapphire''''' was one of four third class cruisers of the [[Gem Class Cruiser (1903)|"Gem" class]] completed in 1904 and 1905.
==Service==
In 1910, ''Sapphire'' was leading the {{UK-DF|5}}.
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.{{NLJul13|p. 372}}
She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 861}}
==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
* Captain [[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court]],  
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{{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={{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=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=Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|nick=Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court|appt=8 February, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 372}}{{FC}}|end=}}
{{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=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=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>}}
{{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>}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sapphire_(1904)}}
{{refbegin}}
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Sapphire.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sapphire_(1904)}}
{{refend}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

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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