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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
The ship paid off at the Cape of Good Hope on 4 March, 1890 and was re-commissioned the following day.<ref>Fortescue Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/458.|}} f. 470.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 256}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reynell John Fortescue|nick=Reynell J. Fortescue|appt=7 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 232}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reynell John Fortescue|nick=Reynell J. Fortescue|appt=7 October, 1886<ref>Fortescue Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/458.|}} f. 470.</ref>{{NLFeb88|p. 232}}|end=4 March, 1890<ref>Fortescue Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/458.|}} f. 470.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frank Finnis|nick=Frank Finnnis|appt=30 November, 1889{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frank Finnis|nick=Frank Finnnis|appt=30 November, 1889{{NLMar92|p. 256}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lewis Dod Sampson|nick=Lewis D. Sampson|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 258}}|end= | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lewis Dod Sampson|nick=Lewis D. Sampson|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 258}}|end=7 July, 1894|note=invalided with fever, soon to commit suicide}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Lindsay Malcolm Leckie|nick=George L. M. Leckie|appt=10 July, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 267}}|end=26 May, 1897}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Lindsay Malcolm Leckie|nick=George L. M. Leckie|appt=10 July, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 267}}|end=26 May, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis William Keary|nick=Francis W. Keary|appt=20 May, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 300}}|end=29 August, 1899}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis William Keary|nick=Francis W. Keary|appt=20 May, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 300}}|end=29 August, 1899}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 3 November 2021
| H.M.S. Swallow (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1885[3] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Oct, 1886[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Swallow was one of four Nymphe Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
The ship paid off at the Cape of Good Hope on 4 March, 1890 and was re-commissioned the following day.[6][7]
Captains
- Commander Reynell J. Fortescue, 7 October, 1886[8][9] – 4 March, 1890[10]
- Commander Frank Finnnis, 30 November, 1889[11]
- Commander Lewis D. Sampson, 1 January, 1893[12] – 7 July, 1894 (invalided with fever, soon to commit suicide)
- Commander George L. M. Leckie, 10 July, 1894[13] – 26 May, 1897
- Commander Francis W. Keary, 20 May, 1897[14] – 29 August, 1899
- Commander Edward F. Inglefield, 26 August, 1899[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 232.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Fortescue Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/458. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 256.
- ↑ Fortescue Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/458. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 232.
- ↑ Fortescue Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/458. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 302.
Bibliography
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