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Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 213}} | Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 213}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=1 December, 1922<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 240}}|end=6 May, 1925<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=1 December, 1922<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 240}}|end=6 May, 1925<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Coombe Hodgson|nick=John C. Hodgson|appt=6 May, 1925<ref>Hodgson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|end=2 May, 1927<ref>Hodgson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Coombe Hodgson|nick=John C. Hodgson|appt=6 May, 1925<ref>Hodgson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|end=2 May, 1927<ref>Hodgson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/124.|D7603631}} f. 124.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil George Washington|nick=Basil G. Washington|appt=25 March, 1927<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|ass=2 May, 1927|end=13 May, 1929<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil George Washington|nick=Basil G. Washington|appt=25 March, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 240}}<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|ass=2 May, 1927|end=13 May, 1929<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie|nick=Edward McC. W. Lawrie|appt=4 April, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=13 May, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>end=June, 1931<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie|nick=Edward McC. W. Lawrie|appt=4 April, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=13 May, 1929<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>end=June, 1931<ref>Lawrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/38.|D7603942}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hector Boyes|nick=Hector Boyes|appt=14 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 240}}|end=|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hector Boyes|nick=Hector Boyes|appt=14 May, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 240}}|end=|note=and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Flora''}} |
Revision as of 13:34, 23 February 2018
H.M.S. Griper was one of 24 gunboats of the Ant class. Her name is sometimes spelled Gryper.[4]
In 1923, Griper was made a base ship in Simonstown and her named was changed to H.M.S. Flora.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.[5]
Commissioned at Simonstown on 15 June, 1923 as Flora.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Frank W. Wyley, 14 May, 1885[7] – 7 November, 1885
- Captain Gordon Campbell, 1 December, 1922[8][9] – 6 May, 1925[10] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain John C. Hodgson, 6 May, 1925[11] – 2 May, 1927[12] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Basil G. Washington, 25 March, 1927[13][14] – 13 May, 1929[15] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Edward McC. W. Lawrie, 4 April, 1929[16] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Hector Boyes, 14 May, 1931[17] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
Ant Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ant Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ant | Arrow | Badger | Blazer | Bloodhound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonetta | Bulldog | Bustard | Comet | Cuckoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fidget | Hyaena | Kite | Mastiff | Pickle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pike | Scourge | Snake | Snap | Weazel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gadfly Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gadfly | Griper | Pincher | Tickler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | H.M.S. Plucky | Small Fry (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | H.M.S. Plucky | Gunboats (UK) | Ariel Class | –> |