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''Assistance'' served with the [[Grand Fleet]] at Scapa and Cromarty throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ''Assistance'' served with the [[Grand Fleet]] at Scapa and Cromarty throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ||
Commissioned on 1 April, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 216}} | |||
She was transferred to Dockyard Control at Portsmouth on 25 November, 1930.{{NLJan33|p. 215}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Assistance''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Assistance''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=14 December, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=14 December, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Louis James MacHutchin|nick=Louis J. MacHutchin|appt=22 February, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 280}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Louis James MacHutchin|nick=Louis J. MacHutchin|appt=22 February, 1905<ref>MacHutchin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/401.|}} ff. 357, 193.</ref>{{NLNov05|p. 280}}|end=9 December, 1905<ref>MacHutchin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/401.|}} ff. 357, 193.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Anthony Francis Gurney|nick=Anthony F. Gurney|appt=10 November, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 280}}|end=14 November, 1908}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Anthony Francis Gurney|nick=Anthony F. Gurney|appt=10 November, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 280}}|end=14 November, 1908}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Sefton Bowman|nick=William S. Bowman|appt=14 November, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 280}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Sefton Bowman|nick=William S. Bowman|appt=14 November, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 280}}|end=15 November, 1910}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Charles Sykes|nick=Alfred C. Sykes|appt=15 November, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 280}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Charles Sykes|nick=Alfred C. Sykes|appt=15 November, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 280}}|end=15 January, 1913}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|nick=Harry M. K. Betty|appt=15 January, 1913{{NLFeb19|p. 734}}|end=1 April, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 734}}{{NLDec19|p. 728}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|nick=Harry M. K. Betty|appt=15 January, 1913{{NLFeb19|p. 734}}|end=1 April, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 734}}{{NLDec19|p. 728}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Henderson|nick=Wilfred Henderson|appt=1 April, 1919<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/334.|D7576555}} ff. 334, 218.</ref>{{NLDec19|p. 728}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Henderson|nick=Wilfred Henderson|appt=1 April, 1919<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/334.|D7576555}} ff. 334, 218.</ref>{{NLDec19|p. 728}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald Evered Chilcott|nick=Ronald E. Chilcott|appt=10 January, 1921{{NLJan21|p. 728}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas John Spence Lyne|nick=Thomas J. S. Lyne|appt=20 April, 1920|end=10 January, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|nick=Colin A. M. Sarel|appt=17 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 216}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald Evered Chilcott|nick=Ronald E. Chilcott|appt=10 January, 1921{{NLJan21|p. 728}}|end=17 August, 1922}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lachlan Donald Ian | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|nick=Colin A. M. Sarel|appt=17 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 216}}|end=18 August, 1924}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Albert John Robertson|nick=Albert J. Robertson|appt=15 March, 1927|end=May, 1928}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lachlan Donald Ian MacKinnon|nick=Lachlan D. I. MacKinnon|appt=18 August, 1924<ref>MacKinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/16.|}} f. 220.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 216}}|end=May, 1926<ref>MacKinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/16.|}} f. 220.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Albert John Robertson|nick=Albert J. Robertson|appt=15 March, 1927{{NavAppts|19 Feb. 1927, p. 4}}{{NLJul27|p. 216}}|end=May, 1928}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee|nick=Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee|appt=14 May, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 216}}|end=23 February, 1930}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Horatio Westmacott|nick=Horatio Westmacott|appt=c. late 1929|ass=c. 23 February, 1930|end=14 March, 1930|note=assumed command upon ship returning to Reserve}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Cantrell Johnstone Soutter|nick=James C. J. Soutter|appt=15 March, 1930<ref>Soutter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>|end=9 September, 1930<ref>Soutter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | ||
==Armament== | |||
* six 3-pdr guns{{NLFeb26|p. 216}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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name=Assistance | name=Assistance | ||
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builder= | builder=[[Raylton Dixon]]{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1900 | launch=23 Dec, 1900{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ||
comm= | comm=28 Nov, 1906{{NLSep19|p. 733}} | ||
fate= | fate=Handed over | ||
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fatedate= | fatedate=11 Mar, 1937{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 2 November 2022
| H.M.S. Assistance (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 8C (1914) C2 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Raylton Dixon[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1900[3] |
| Commissioned: | 28 Nov, 1906[4] |
| Handed over: | 11 Mar, 1937[5] |
H.M.S. Assistance was a civilian ship purchased on the stocks on 19 September, 1900 for use as a fleet repair ship.
Service
She commissioned at Gibraltar on 28 November, 1906.[6]
Assistance served with the Grand Fleet at Scapa and Cromarty throughout the war.[7]
Commissioned on 1 April, 1927.[8]
She was transferred to Dockyard Control at Portsmouth on 25 November, 1930.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Charles H. Dare, 14 December, 1900[10]
- Commander Louis J. MacHutchin, 22 February, 1905[11][12] – 9 December, 1905[13]
- Captain Anthony F. Gurney, 10 November, 1906[14] – 14 November, 1908
- Captain William S. Bowman, 14 November, 1908[15] – 15 November, 1910
- Captain Alfred C. Sykes, 15 November, 1910[16] – 15 January, 1913
- Captain Harry M. K. Betty, 15 January, 1913[17] – 1 April, 1919[18][19]
- Captain Wilfred Henderson, 1 April, 1919[20][21]
- Captain Thomas J. S. Lyne, 20 April, 1920 – 10 January, 1921
- Captain Ronald E. Chilcott, 10 January, 1921[22] – 17 August, 1922
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 17 August, 1922[23] – 18 August, 1924
- Captain Lachlan D. I. MacKinnon, 18 August, 1924[24][25] – May, 1926[26]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, 15 March, 1927[27][28] – May, 1928
- Captain Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee, 14 May, 1928[29] – 23 February, 1930
- Commander Horatio Westmacott, c. late 1929 – 14 March, 1930 (assumed command upon ship returning to Reserve)
- Commander James C. J. Soutter, 15 March, 1930[30] – 9 September, 1930[31]
Armament
- six 3-pdr guns[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 733.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 733.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
- ↑ MacHutchin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/401. ff. 357, 193.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ MacHutchin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/401. ff. 357, 193.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 734.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 734.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 728.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. ff. 334, 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 216.
- ↑ MacKinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/16. f. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 216.
- ↑ MacKinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/16. f. 220.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1927, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.
- ↑ Soutter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Soutter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 216.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
