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|launch=30 Apr, 1877{{CN}} | |launch=30 Apr, 1877{{CN}} | ||
|builder=[[Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | |builder=[[J. & G. Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 112}} | ||
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firebrand''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firebrand''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Firebrand'' was commissioned at Devonport on 9 December, 1878.{{NLOct81|p. 211}} Ready for sea at Devonport on 18 January, 1879,{{NMI|Friday, Jan 17, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29467}} she was slated to venture first to Sierra Leone to relieve the gun vessel [[H.M.S. Boxer (1868)|''Boxer'']].{{NMI|Saturday, Feb 15, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29492}} | |||
She next went to relieve {{UK-1Forester}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLOct81|p. 211}} | |||
Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1884.{{NLSep85|p. 210}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1884.{{NLSep85|p. 210}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firebrand''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firebrand''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=James Joseph Lawson Sisson|nick=James J. L. Sisson|appt=9 December, 1878{{NLOct81|p. 211}}{{NMI|Tuesday, Dec 10, 1878; pg. 9; Issue 29434}}|end=early 1883|precBy=New Command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''N''') in Command|name=John William McFarlane|nick=John W. McFarlane|appt=6 February, 1883{{NLApr83|p. 211}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Brownlow Macdonald|nick=Charles B. Macdonald|appt=8 January, 1883<ref>Macdonald Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/80.|D7601465}} f. 830.</ref>|end=before April, 1883{{NMI|Thursday, Apr 05, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30786}}|note=lent, to return to {{UK-Griffon}} upon ''Firebrand'' returning home}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=David Louson Dickson|nick=David L. Dickson|appt=6 May, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=David Louson Dickson|nick=David L. Dickson|appt=6 May, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lionel Grant Tufnell|nick=Lionel G. Tufnell|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1335.</ref>|end=21 January, 1895<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1335.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lionel Grant Tufnell|nick=Lionel G. Tufnell|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1335.</ref>|end=21 January, 1895<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1335.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Vernon Maud|nick=Vernon Maud|appt=21 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 224}}|end=31 March, 1897<ref>Month COULD be May.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Vernon Maud|nick=Vernon Maud|appt=21 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 224}}|end=31 March, 1897<ref>Month COULD be May.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} (in Command?)|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=9 April, 1901<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 235.</ref>|end=29 April, 1902<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 235.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin William Pitt|nick=Benjamin W. Pitt|appt=26 September, 1911|end=5 May, 1913}} | {{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin William Pitt|nick=Benjamin W. Pitt|appt=26 September, 1911|end=5 May, 1913}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Alfred Henry Hollis|nick=Alfred H. Hollis|appt=26 May, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 396''l''}}|end=29 April, 1918}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Charles Edward Bryant|nick=Charles E. Bryant|appt=3 June, 1916<ref>Bryant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>|end=14 August, 1916<ref>Bryant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>|note=temporary}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 31 August 2021
H.M.S. Firebrand (1877) | |
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Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
Launched: | 30 Apr, 1877[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1905[2] |
H.M.S. Firebrand was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Firebrand was commissioned at Devonport on 9 December, 1878.[3] Ready for sea at Devonport on 18 January, 1879,[4] she was slated to venture first to Sierra Leone to relieve the gun vessel Boxer.[5]
She next went to relieve Forester on the North America and West Indies Station.[6]
Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1884.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander James J. L. Sisson, 9 December, 1878[8][9] – early 1883
- Lieutenant (N) in Command John W. McFarlane, 6 February, 1883[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles B. Macdonald, 8 January, 1883[11] – before April, 1883[12] (lent, to return to Griffon upon Firebrand returning home)
- Lieutenant & Commander David L. Dickson, 6 May, 1884[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Denison, 6 January, 1887[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel G. Tufnell, 1 January, 1892[15] – 21 January, 1895[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vernon Maud, 21 January, 1895[17] – 31 March, 1897[18]
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 9 April, 1901[19] – 29 April, 1902[20]
- Gunner in Command Benjamin W. Pitt, 26 September, 1911 – 5 May, 1913
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred H. Hollis, 26 May, 1916[21] – 29 April, 1918
- Chief Gunner in Command Charles E. Bryant, 3 June, 1916[22] – 14 August, 1916[23] (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 17, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29467.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 15, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29492.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 10, 1878; pg. 9; Issue 29434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/80. f. 830.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 05, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30786.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1335.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 224.
- ↑ Month COULD be May.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396l.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
Bibliography
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