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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
By May 1919, ''Ant'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}} Curiously, she does not appear to have sold until 1926. | |||
==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. ''Ant''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Ant''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Richard Carr|nick=Richard Carr|appt=29 March, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 198}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Everard Ellison Maxwell|nick=Everard E. Maxwell|appt=20 May, 1885|end=9 June, 1885}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=George Griffin (b)|nick=George Griffin|appt=1907{{NLOct08|p. 276-7}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Richard Carr|nick=Richard Carr|appt=29 March, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 198}}|end=31 July, 1891}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=William Henry Woods|nick=William H. Woods|appt=10 January, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 278}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}}|name=Abraham Collins|nick=Abraham Collins|appt=14 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 199}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} in Command|name=Alexander Turner|nick=Alexander Turner|appt=9 February, 1911{{NLMar13|p. 278}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=George Griffin (b)|nick=George Griffin|appt=1907{{NLOct08|p. 276-7}}|end=6 January, 1909}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} in Command|name=William Henry Woods|nick=William H. Woods|appt=10 January, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 278}}|end=14 February, 1911}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CBosunRN}} in Command|name=Alexander Turner|nick=Alexander Turner|appt=9 February, 1911{{NLMar13|p. 278}}|end=1 August, 1913}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{WP| | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ant_(1873)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 4 August 2021
| H.M.S. Ant (1873) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | Answer[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Launched: | 14 Aug, 1873[3] |
| Sold: | 2 Jun, 1926[4] |
H.M.S. Ant was one of six Ant class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
By May 1919, Ant was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[5] Curiously, she does not appear to have sold until 1926.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Everard E. Maxwell, 20 May, 1885 – 9 June, 1885
- Boatswain Richard Carr, 29 March, 1890[6] – 31 July, 1891
- Boatswain Abraham Collins, 14 November, 1891[7]
- Boatswain in Command George Griffin, 1907[8] – 6 January, 1909
- Boatswain in Command William H. Woods, 10 January, 1909[9] – 14 February, 1911
- Chief Boatswain in Command Alexander Turner, 9 February, 1911[10] – 1 August, 1913
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 276-7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 278.
Bibliography
| Ant Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ant Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ant | Arrow | Badger | Blazer | Bloodhound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonetta | Bulldog | Bustard | Comet | Cuckoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidget | Hyaena | Kite | Mastiff | Pickle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | Scourge | Snake | Snap | Weazel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gadfly Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gadfly | Griper | Pincher | Tickler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Plucky | Small Fry (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Plucky | Gunboats (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
