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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=February, 1899{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=15 February, 1899{{NLApr00|p. 243}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Leah|nick=Henry Leah|appt=9 November, 1900{{NLMar01|p. 246}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Edward Errington Brock|nick=Frederic E. E. Brock|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 170.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue '''37134''', col D, p. 8.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick St. George Rich|nick=Frederick St. G. Rich|appt=24 November, 1903{{NLJan04|p. 301}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 86.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Whitmore Savory|nick=Herbert W. Savory|appt=23 February, 1905{{NLDec05|p. 300}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=6 November, 1906{{NLJan07|p. 300}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Owen Francis Gillett|nick=Owen F. Gillett|appt=1907{{MackieRNW}}}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Drummond Church|nick=William D. Church|appt=11 October, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 300}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|nick=Harry M. K. Betty|appt=20 February, 1911{{NLJul11|p. 300}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John William Leopold McClintock|nick=John W. L. McClintock|appt=11 July, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 300}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=1 January, 1913{{NLMar13|p. 300}}|note=Promoted {{CaptRN}} 30 June, 1913.{{NLAug13|p. 300}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Octavius Harold Daniel|nick=Octavius H. Daniel|appt=5 August, 1913{{NLSep13|p. 300}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Mure|nick=Charles Mure|appt=20 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''j''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Mure|nick=Charles Mure|appt=20 January, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''j''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William George Ainslie Kennedy|nick=William G. A. Kennedy|appt=11 March, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 759}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William George Ainslie Kennedy|nick=William G. A. Kennedy|appt=11 March, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 759}}}} | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 31 July 2014
| H.M.S. Diadem (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.20 (1914) N.50 (Sep 1915) N.32 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield, Govan[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 23 Jan, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 21 Oct, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Jul, 1898[6] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Morecambe[8] |
H.M.S. Diadem was one of eight Diadem class cruisers completed between 1898 and 1903.
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving with Third Fleet in Portsmouth.[9]
In late 1920, she was being used to train stokers in Portsmouth.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Harry S. F. Niblett, 15 February, 1899[11]
- Captain Henry Leah, 9 November, 1900[12]
- Captain Frederic E. E. Brock, 21 July, 1903[13][14] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick St. G. Rich, 24 November, 1903[15]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 3 January, 1905[16]
- Captain Herbert W. Savory, 23 February, 1905[17]
- Captain Charles H. Umfreville, 6 November, 1906[18]
- Captain Owen F. Gillett, 1907[19]
- Commander William D. Church, 11 October, 1909[20]
- Commander Harry M. K. Betty, 20 February, 1911[21]
- Commander John W. L. McClintock, 11 July, 1911[22]
- Commander Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 1 January, 1913[23] (Promoted Captain 30 June, 1913.[24])
- Commander Octavius H. Daniel, 5 August, 1913[25]
- Commander (retired) Charles Mure, 20 January, 1915[26]
- Commander William G. A. Kennedy, 11 March, 1919[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1900). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 246.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 170.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 301.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 300.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
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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