H.M.S. Cormorant (1877)
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| H.M.S. Cormorant (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1877[2] |
| Broken up: | 1949[3] |
H.M.S. Cormorant was one of five Osprey Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Gibraltar on 1 June, 1900.[4]
She served through much of the Dreadnought Era as the headquarters ship at Gibraltar.
Captains
- Commander James A. T. Bruce, 2 July, 1878[5] – 15 December, 1881 (invalided, injury to right shoulder)
- Commander Jasper E. T. Nicolls, 26 May, 1885[6] – 9 October, 1889 (died while in command)
- Lieutenant in Command Charles E. Kingsmill, 10 November, 1889 – 20 November, 1889
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur R. F. Bailey, 24 October, 1894[7] – 8 May, 1896 (bad health at end)
- Captain William H. Pigott, 1 September, 1899[8] – 30 October, 1902 (and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar)
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy S. St. John, 15 January, 1900 – 28 February, 1900 (invalided, soon to die)
- Commander Lionel H. St. C. Coxon, 1 October, 1902[9] – August, 1904
- Commander Hastings F. Shakespear, 1 October, 1904[10] – 1 October, 1906 (and for Reserve)
- Commander William F. Blunt, 1 October, 1906[11][12]
- Commander Edgar R. Morant, 29 November, 1908[13] – 8 December, 1910
- Commander Charles T. Borrett, 8 December, 1910[14] – 16 December, 1912
- Acting Captain John Harvey, 13 December, 1912[15] – 29 October, 1917
- Commander Gerard C. Pigou, 1 May, 1922[16] – April, 1924 (and in charge of Depot)
- Commander Gerald H. Brady, 1 April, 1924[17] – April, 1926 (and in charge of Depot as Registrar, R.F.R.)
- Commander John A. Scott, April, 1926 – May, 1928 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Charles T. Wilson, 16 April, 1928[18] – 21 November, 1930[19] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Roger L. Wiles, 27 March, 1930[20] – 29 June, 1933 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Hugh S. Bowlby, 16 June, 1934[21] – July, 1934[Inference] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Ivan W. Whitehorn, 6 July, 1934 – 1936 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Gerald A. Garnons-Williams, 24 July, 1936[22] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Captain Alfred G. Hine, 23 October, 1942[23] (end date not clearly written at all)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 296.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 742.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/52. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 224.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
Bibliography
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