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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
She was working in boom defence in 1904.  
 
She was working in boom defence in 1904.  
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On 1 December, 1915, "Firefly" was exchanging fire with Turkish shore batteries on the Tigris when she received a hit in her boiler and lost power.  She had to be abandoned, and the Turks took her and used her in their own efforts in the war.  On 26 February, 1917, the Turks accidentally ran her aground near where they had captured her.  She was, in turn, abandoned by them and ''re-captured'' by the gunboat{{UK-Tarantula}}.  Lieutenant [[Christopher John Francis Eddis|Eddis]] resumed command of his former gunboat, finding most of his books and papers still in his cabin!{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}
 
  
 
Renamed ''Egmont'' in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923.
 
Renamed ''Egmont'' in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892<ref>Cochran Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=1 January, 1893<ref>Cochran Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892<ref>Cochran Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=1 January, 1893<ref>Cochran Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=13 March, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 394''b''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=13 March, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 394''b''}}|end=1 November, 1916|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher John Francis Eddis|nick=Christopher J. F. Eddis|appt=|end=1 December, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}|note=ship stranded and captured under his command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Rawdon Veale|nick=Henry R. Veale|appt=1 November, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393''i''}}|end=28 September, 1918|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher John Francis Eddis|nick=Christopher J. F. Eddis|appt=c. late February, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}|note=resuming command after ship's recapture!}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Trewby|nick=George Trewby|appt=28 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 783}}|end=December, 1919|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Drummond Gilbert|nick=Thomas D. Pratt|appt=December, 1919|end=21 December, 1921|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 21 December 2021

H.M.S. Firefly (1877)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[1]
Launched: 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed]
Sold: 1931[2]

H.M.S. Firefly was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She was working in boom defence in 1904.

Renamed Egmont in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1879, p. 9.
  4. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  5. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
  10. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
  12. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394b.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 783.

Bibliography


Forester Class Gunboat
Cygnet Express Contest Sheldrake Mallard
Moorhen Foxhound Forward Firm Forester
  Firebrand Firefly  
<– Ariel Class Small Fry (UK) Medina Class –>
<– Ariel Class Gunboats (UK) Medina Class –>
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