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{{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Charles Edward Bryant|nick=Charles E. Bryant|appt=3 June, 1916<ref>Bryant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>|end=14 August, 1916<ref>Bryant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>|note=temporary}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 31 August 2021
| H.M.S. Firebrand (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
| Launched: | 30 Apr, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1905[2] |
H.M.S. Firebrand was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Firebrand was commissioned at Devonport on 9 December, 1878.[3] Ready for sea at Devonport on 18 January, 1879,[4] she was slated to venture first to Sierra Leone to relieve the gun vessel Boxer.[5]
She next went to relieve Forester on the North America and West Indies Station.[6]
Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1884.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander James J. L. Sisson, 9 December, 1878[8][9] – early 1883
- Lieutenant (N) in Command John W. McFarlane, 6 February, 1883[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles B. Macdonald, 8 January, 1883[11] – before April, 1883[12] (lent, to return to Griffon upon Firebrand returning home)
- Lieutenant & Commander David L. Dickson, 6 May, 1884[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander John Denison, 6 January, 1887[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Lionel G. Tufnell, 1 January, 1892[15] – 21 January, 1895[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Vernon Maud, 21 January, 1895[17] – 31 March, 1897[18]
- Lieutenant (in Command?) Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 9 April, 1901[19] – 29 April, 1902[20]
- Gunner in Command Benjamin W. Pitt, 26 September, 1911 – 5 May, 1913
- Lieutenant in Command Alfred H. Hollis, 26 May, 1916[21] – 29 April, 1918
- Chief Gunner in Command Charles E. Bryant, 3 June, 1916[22] – 14 August, 1916[23] (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 17, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29467.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 15, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29492.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 10, 1878; pg. 9; Issue 29434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/80. f. 830.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 05, 1883; pg. 10; Issue 30786.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1335.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 224.
- ↑ Month COULD be May.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396l.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
Bibliography
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