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In late 1906, ''Proserpine'' collided with the {{UK-Cynthia|f=t}} and Commander [[Alan Cameron Bruce|Bruce]] was told to be more careful in future following a Court of Enquiry. It is not immediately clear how he was involved in this misadventure, as he had left command of ''Cynthia'' some years earlier.<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/319.|}} f. 351.</ref> | |||
In mid-1911, ''Proserpine'' was part of the East India Squadron of the [[East Indies Station]], but was serving in a detached manner on the coast of Somalia.{{ToL|British Interests In The Persian Gulf|Saturday, July 8, 1911, Issue 39632, p.7}} | In mid-1911, ''Proserpine'' was part of the East India Squadron of the [[East Indies Station]], but was serving in a detached manner on the coast of Somalia.{{ToL|British Interests In The Persian Gulf|Saturday, July 8, 1911, Issue 39632, p.7}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Gainsford Warren|nick=Arthur G. Warren|appt=|ass=19 July, 1918|end=1 August, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Gainsford Warren|nick=Arthur G. Warren|appt=|ass=19 July, 1918|end=1 August, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Lucas Ashby|nick=Arthur L. Ashby|appt=c. 20 July, 1918|end=29 July, 1918<ref>Bedwell Service Record.</ref>|note=possibly temporary, pending arrival of Bedwell}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Lucas Ashby|nick=Arthur L. Ashby|appt=c. 20 July, 1918|end=29 July, 1918<ref>Bedwell Service Record.</ref>|note=possibly temporary, pending arrival of Bedwell}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Brisbane Bedwell|nick=Harold B. Bedwell|appt=18 June, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 885''a''}}|ass=29 July, 1918|end=May, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harold Brisbane Bedwell|nick=Harold B. Bedwell|appt=18 June, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 885''a''}}|ass=29 July, 1918<ref>Bedwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 May, 1919<ref>Bedwell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/118.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 26 March 2021
| H.M.S. Proserpine (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.84 (1914) none (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1896[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1899[5] |
| Sold: | 30 Nov, 1919[6] |
H.M.S. Proserpine was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
Service
In late 1906, Proserpine collided with the destroyer Cynthia and Commander Bruce was told to be more careful in future following a Court of Enquiry. It is not immediately clear how he was involved in this misadventure, as he had left command of Cynthia some years earlier.[7]
In mid-1911, Proserpine was part of the East India Squadron of the East Indies Station, but was serving in a detached manner on the coast of Somalia.[8]
In June 1912, Pelorus left Aden to relieve Proserpine,[9] which had been suffering from recalcitrant machinery issues.[10] Prosperine left the station for Port Said on 7 July.[11]
Proserpine commissioned at Malta on 26 February, 1913 for service in the Mediterranean under Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish[12] She arrived at Beirut on 13 April, 1913.[13]
Proserpine left Malta for Corfu on 29 September, 1913 under his command.[14]
The cruiser returned to Sheerness, arriving on Christmas Day, 1913 after spending three years in the Mediterranean, destined to be replaced on station by the light cruiser Weymouth.[15] She was re-commissioned at Sheerness on 9 January, 1914.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John L. Marx, 15 September, 1898[17] – 20 October, 1900[18] (invalided from ship)
- Commander Gerald C. A. Marescaux, 29 November, 1900[19] – 28 November, 1901[20]
- Commander Arthur R. Hulbert, 24 August, 1904[21] – 1 August, 1906[Inference]
- Commander Herbert W. James, 1 August, 1906[22] – 1 August, 1908
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 August, 1908[23][24] – 30 July, 1909[25]
- Commander Herbert J. T. Marshall, 30 July, 1909[26][27] – 1 August, 1911[28]
- Commander Peter W. E. Hill, 1 August, 1911[29] – June, 1912[30]
- Commander Arthur H. C. C. Home, July, 1912[31]
- Commander Tufton P. H. Beamish, 26 February, 1913[32] – 9 February, 1914[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. D. Field, 9 February, 1914[34] – 18 June, 1914
- Commander George C. Hardy, 1 August, 1914[35] – 25 August, 1915
- Commander Ernest E. A. Betts, 30 August, 1915[36] – 24 March, 1916
- Captain Wilfrid Nunn, 25 March, 1916[37][38] – 1 February, 1917[39] (actually took command on 22 March)
- Captain Eric V. F. R. Dugmore, 1 February, 1917[40][41] – 31 October, 1917[42] (invalided with "tropical debility")
- Acting Captain Arthur G. Warren, – 1 August, 1918
- Acting Captain Arthur L. Ashby, c. 20 July, 1918 – 29 July, 1918[43] (possibly temporary, pending arrival of Bedwell)
- Commander Harold B. Bedwell, 18 June, 1918[44] – 1 May, 1919[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ "British Interests In The Persian Gulf." The Times (London, England), Saturday, July 8, 1911, Issue 39632, p.7.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 20, 1912, Issue 39930, p.12.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, July 9, 1912, Issue 39946, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Saturday, April 19, 1913, Issue 40190, p.5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 26, 1913; pg. 2; Issue 40404.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 362.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 579.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 579.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 362.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 362.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 362.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ Beamish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 51
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397e. 25th given here, corrected in Service Record.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 484.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397d.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 484.
- ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397d.
- ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885a.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
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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