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==Service==
==Service==
The ship's stokers found "several" detonators concealed in bunker coal while on exercises in the West Bay in the morning of 2 September 1909.  Commander Bruce ordered her immediate return to Portland Roads where the entire coal load was discharged to lighters.  ''Forward'' had last coaled at Portsmouth from the collier ''Fernhill''.  The same collier had recently supplied coal to {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} which had been found to also contain these devices.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Sep 03, 1909; pg. 16; Issue 39055.</ref>
''Forward'' re-commissioned at Chatham on 10 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 320}}
''Forward'' re-commissioned at Chatham on 10 July, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 320}}


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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Forward''">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Guy Wright Davy|nick=Edward G. W. Davy|appt=12 August, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 318}}|end=|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Guy Wright Davy|nick=Edward G. W. Davy|appt=12 August, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 318}}|end=13 August, 1907|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Penrose Rushton Coode|nick=Charles P. R. Coode|appt=13 August, 1907<ref>Coode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/98.|D7602443}} f. 105.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 318}}|end=20 January, 1909<ref>Coode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/98.|D7602443}} f. 105.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Penrose Rushton Coode|nick=Charles P. R. Coode|appt=13 August, 1907<ref>Coode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/98.|D7602443}} f. 105.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 318}}|end=20 January, 1909<ref>Coode Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/98.|D7602443}} f. 105.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Cameron Bruce|nick=Alan C. Bruce|appt=26 January, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 319}}<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>|end=26 January, 1911<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Cameron Bruce|nick=Alan C. Bruce|appt=26 January, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 319}}<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>|end=26 January, 1911<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.}}  f. 351.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=August, 1913<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 317}}|ass=20 August, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|end=3 April, 1914<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|note=already Captain ('''D''') of {{UK-DF|3}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=August, 1913<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>{{NLApr14|p. 317}}|ass=20 August, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|end=3 April, 1914<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|note=already Captain ('''D''') of {{UK-DF|3}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds|nick=Frederick P. Loder-Symonds|appt=April, 1914<ref>Loder-Symonds Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/186.|D7602972}} f. 212.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 320}}|end=8 February, 1915<ref>Loder-Symonds Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/186.|D7602972}} f. 212.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds|nick=Frederick P. Loder-Symonds|appt=April, 1914<ref>Loder-Symonds Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/186.|D7602972}} f. 212.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 320}}|end=8 February, 1915<ref>Loder-Symonds Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/186.|D7602972}} f. 212.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil George Chichester|nick=Cecil G. Chichester|appt=8 February, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 393''w''}}|end=19 April, 1915}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil George Chichester|nick=Cecil G. Chichester|appt=8 February, 1915{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Feb 10, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40774}}{{NLAug17|p. 393''w''}}|end=19 April, 1915}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil George Chichester|nick=Cecil G. Chichester|appt=20 May, 1915|end=May, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil George Chichester|nick=Cecil G. Chichester|appt=20 May, 1915|end=May, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I, ''Fr.''''')|name=Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford|nick=Arthur E. F. Bedford|appt=11 May, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 795}}|end=19 April, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I, ''Fr.''''')|name=Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford|nick=Arthur E. F. Bedford|appt=11 May, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 795}}|end=19 April, 1919}}

Latest revision as of 15:17, 4 June 2018

H.M.S. Forward (1904)
Pendant Number: N.53 (1914)
N.48 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Laid down: 22 Oct, 1903[3]
Launched: 27 Aug, 1904[4]
Commissioned: 22 Aug, 1905[5]
Sold: 27 Jul, 1921[6]
Fate: to Fryer, Sunderland[7]

H.M.S. Forward was one of eight Sentinel class Scout Cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1905.

Service

The ship's stokers found "several" detonators concealed in bunker coal while on exercises in the West Bay in the morning of 2 September 1909. Commander Bruce ordered her immediate return to Portland Roads where the entire coal load was discharged to lighters. Forward had last coaled at Portsmouth from the collier Fernhill. The same collier had recently supplied coal to Duke of Edinburgh which had been found to also contain these devices.[8]

Forward re-commissioned at Chatham on 10 July, 1913.[9]

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. 85.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 03, 1909; pg. 16; Issue 39055.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 318.
  11. ↑ Coode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/98. f. 105.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
  13. ↑ Coode Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/98. f. 105.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 319.
  15. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  16. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
  17. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  19. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  20. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  21. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  22. ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  24. ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  26. ↑ Loder-Symonds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/186. f. 212.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 10, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40774.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393w.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.

Bibliography


Sentinel Class Scout Cruiser
Vickers/Sentinel Group
  Sentinel Skirmisher  
Cammell Laird/Pathfinder Group
  Pathfinder Patrol  
Fairfield/Forward Group
  Foresight Forward  
Armstrong/Adventure Group
  Adventure Attentive  
<– Gem Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Boadicea Class –>


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