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* Commander [[James Douglas Dick|James D. Dick]], 7 May, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 276-7.</ref> | * Commander [[James Douglas Dick|James D. Dick]], 7 May, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 276-7.</ref> | ||
* Captain [[Richard Webb]], 5 January, 1909.<ref>Webb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 124.</ref> | * Captain [[Richard Webb]], 5 January, 1909.<ref>Webb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 124.</ref> | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Francis Martin Leake]], 1 January, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 276-7.</ref> and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|8}}. | * {{CaptRN}} [[Francis Martin Leake]], 1 January, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 276-7.</ref> and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|8}}. | ||
* Captain [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt]], 1 December, 1913. (And as {{Com2RN}} in Command of Destroyer Flotillas.)<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> | * Captain [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt]], 1 December, 1913. (And as {{Com2RN}} in Command of Destroyer Flotillas.)<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> | ||
* | * Acting {{CaptRN}} [[Gerard Clarence Pigou|Gerard C. Pigou]], 26 August, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 729}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:19, 28 April 2014
H.M.S. Amethyst (1903) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.00 (1914) P.02 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
Laid down: | 7 Jan, 1903[3] |
Launched: | 5 Nov, 1903[4] |
Commissioned: | 17 Mar, 1905[5] |
Sold: | 1 Oct, 1920[6] |
Fate: | to J. W. Towers, Milford Haven[7] |
H.M.S. Amethyst was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 18 August, 1911.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander James D. Dick, 7 May, 1907.[9]
- Captain Richard Webb, 5 January, 1909.[10]
- Captain Francis Martin Leake, 1 January, 1913,[11] and as Captain (D) of Eighth Destroyer Flotilla.
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 1 December, 1913. (And as Commodore, Second Class in Command of Destroyer Flotillas.)[12]
- Acting Captain Gerard C. Pigou, 26 August, 1918.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 276-7.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 276-7.
- ↑ Webb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 276-7.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
Bibliography
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