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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer (I)|Morgan Singer]], 8 September, 1878.{{NLAug80|p. 215}} | * {{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer (I)|Morgan Singer]], 8 September, 1878.{{NLAug80|p. 215}} | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]], 5 March, 1881.{{NLSep81|p. 215}} | * {{CaptRN}} [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]], 5 March, 1881.{{NLSep81|p. 215}} | ||
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* Captain [[Judge D'Arcy]], 18 December, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 323}} | * Captain [[Judge D'Arcy]], 18 December, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 323}} | ||
* Captain [[John Ewen Cameron|John E. Cameron]], 30 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 328}} | * Captain [[John Ewen Cameron|John E. Cameron]], 30 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 328}} | ||
* {{CaptRN}} (D) [[John Barnes Sparks|John B. Sparks]] | * {{CaptRN}} (D) [[John Barnes Sparks|John B. Sparks]], 22 August, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 810}} | ||
* Captain (D) [[John Foster Grant-Dalton|John F. Grant-Dalton]], 30 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 785}} | * Captain (D) [[John Foster Grant-Dalton|John F. Grant-Dalton]], 30 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 785}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 7 May 2014
| H.M.S. Hecla (1878) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 7A (1914) C7 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Harland & Wolff[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Jun, 1878[3] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1926[4] |
H.M.S. Hecla was a civilian ship, British Crown purchased on the stocks for use as a depot ship.
Service
Hecla served with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at Scapa Flow from 1914-16 then supported the Second Destroyer Flotilla from Belfast in 1917 and 1918.[5]
She recommissioned at Chatham on 22 October, 1919.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Morgan Singer, 8 September, 1878.[7]
- Captain Arthur K. Wilson, 5 March, 1881.[8]
- Captain Hector B. Stewart, 7 June, 1884.[9]
- Captain Edmund F. Jeffreys, 17 July, 1885.[10]
- Captain Edwin J. P. Gallwey, 21 January, 1889.[11]
- Captain John Durnford, D.S.O., 17 November, 1890.[12]
- Captain James de C. Hamilton, 10 July, 1900, for manoeuvres.[13]
- Commander John I. Graham, 16 July, 1901, for manoeuvres.[14]
- Captain Edward F. B. Charlton, 22 February, 1905.[15]
- Captain John Nicholas, 9 July, 1906.[16]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrhwitt, 6 August, 1908.[17]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 18 December, 1912.[18]
- Captain John E. Cameron, 30 August, 1913.[19]
- Captain (D) John B. Sparks, 22 August, 1917.[20]
- Captain (D) John F. Grant-Dalton, 30 October, 1919.[21]
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 785.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1880). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1881). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1884). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 214.
- ↑ Gallwey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/422
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 224.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 5 July, 1900. Issue 36186, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 325.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 328.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 810.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 785.
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).
