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==Service==
==Service==
She commissioned at Gibraltar on 28 November, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (September, 1919), p. 733.</ref>
She commissioned at Gibraltar on 28 November, 1906.{{NLSep19|p. 733}}


''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==
Dates of appointment given.
Dates of appointment given.
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{{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<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={{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=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={{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=Thomas John Spence Lyne|nick=Thomas J. S. Lyne|appt=20 April, 1920|end=10 January, 1921}}
{{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=Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|nick=Colin A. M. Sarel|appt=17 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 216}}|end=18 August, 1924}}
{{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>}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Alfred Henderson]], 1 April, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (September, 1919), p. 733.</ref>
==Armament==
*{{CaptRN}} [[Ronald Evered Chilcott]], 10 January, 1921.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1921), p. 728.</ref>
* six 3-pdr guns{{NLFeb26|p. 216}}


==See Also==
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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.

Armament

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 733.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 733.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 216.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
  11. ↑ MacHutchin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/401. ff. 357, 193.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 280.
  13. ↑ MacHutchin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/401. ff. 357, 193.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 280.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 280.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 280.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 734.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 734.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 728.
  20. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. ff. 334, 218.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 728.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 728.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 216.
  24. ↑ MacKinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/16. f. 220.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 216.
  26. ↑ MacKinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/16. f. 220.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1927, p. 4.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 216.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.
  30. ↑ Soutter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/8. f. 8.
  31. ↑ Soutter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/8. f. 8.
  32. ↑ 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).



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