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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Linnet''''' was one of two [[Linnet Class Gunvessel (1879)|''Linnet'' Class gunvessels]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Linnet''''' was one of two [[Linnet Class Gunvessel (1879)|''Linnet'' Class gunvessels]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Linnet''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Linnet''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Reynold Harris|nick=Charles R. Harris|appt=19 September, 1882{{NLMar83|p. 222}}|end=22 May, 1883|note=invalided with paralysis in right leg}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George William Hill|nick=George W. Hill|appt=25 September, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 221}}|end=6 January, 1886}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George William Hill|nick=George W. Hill|appt=25 September, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 221}}|end=6 January, 1886}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 216}}|end=7 January, 1886<ref>Marrack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|}} f. 861.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 216}}|end=7 January, 1886<ref>Marrack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|}} f. 861.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Vernon Archibald Tisdall|nick=Vernon A. Tisdall|appt=1 March, 1890<ref>Tisdall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/539.| D7579001}} f. 1306.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 233}}|end=15 February, 1892<ref>Tisdall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/539.| D7579001}} f. 1306.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Vernon Archibald Tisdall|nick=Vernon A. Tisdall|appt=1 March, 1890<ref>Tisdall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/539.| D7579001}} f. 1306.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 233}}|end=15 February, 1892<ref>Tisdall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/539.| D7579001}} f. 1306.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Edward Bearcroft|nick=John E. Bearcroft|appt=25 August, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 232}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Edward Bearcroft|nick=John E. Bearcroft|appt=25 August, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 232}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Copland Sparkes|nick=Robert C. Sparkes|appt=12 August, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 236''a''}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Copland Sparkes|nick=Robert C. Sparkes|appt=12 August, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 236''a''}}|ass=13 October, 1895|end=16 February, 1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Wyatt Smythe|nick=William W. Smythe|appt=22 February, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 275}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Wyatt Smythe|nick=William W. Smythe|appt=22 February, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 275}}|end=17 July, 1901}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:20, 16 November 2018
| H.M.S. Linnet (1880) | |
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| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Launched: | 1880[2] |
| Sold: | 1904[3] |
H.M.S. Linnet was one of two Linnet Class gunvessels completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 19 September, 1882.[4]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 25 January, 1889 for service on the China Station.[5]
Captains
- Commander Charles R. Harris, 19 September, 1882[6] – 22 May, 1883 (invalided with paralysis in right leg)
- Commander George W. Hill, 25 September, 1883[7] – 6 January, 1886
- Commander William Marrack, 31 October, 1885[8] – 7 January, 1886[9]
- Commander Vernon A. Tisdall, 1 March, 1890[10][11] – 15 February, 1892[12]
- Commander John E. Bearcroft, 25 August, 1893[13]
- Commander Robert C. Sparkes, 12 August, 1895[14] – 16 February, 1898
- Commander William W. Smythe, 22 February, 1898[15] – 17 July, 1901
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 216.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/94. f. 861.
- ↑ Tisdall Service Record. The National Archives. D7579001 ADM 196/39/539. f. 1306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 233.
- ↑ Tisdall Service Record. The National Archives. D7579001 ADM 196/39/539. f. 1306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 236a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 275.
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