H.M.S. Halcyon (1894)
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| H.M.S. Halcyon (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 2 Jan, 1893[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Apr, 1894[3] |
| Completed: | 16 May, 1895[4] |
| Sold: | 6 Nov, 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Halcyon was one of five torpedo gunboats of the Dryad class completed for the Royal Navy..
Construction & Service
The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[6]
On 29 July, 1917 Halcyon rammed and dropped a pair of depth charges off Yarmouth after sighting a periscope and was credited with sinking UB 27.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander William G. White, 16 May, 1895[7] – 6 November, 1896 (superseded, sick at end)
- Commander The Hon. Walter G. Stopford, 6 November, 1896[8][9] (for Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander Scott W. A. H. Gray, 15 March, 1898[10] – 15 September, 1900
- Commander Somerset A. G. Calthorpe, 15 September, 1900[11] – 7 May, 1901[12]
- Gunner (in Command?) Thomas H. Pellew, 2 April, 1902[13] – 18 June, 1904
- Captain Edward F. B. Charlton, 18 June, 1904[14] – 8 February, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil E. Rooke, 16 February, 1905[15] – 5 March, 1906
- Commander Anthony F. Gurney, 5 March, 1906[16] – July, 1906[Inference]
- Commander Edmund P. F. G. Grant, 2 July, 1906[17][18] – 20 January, 1908[19]
- Commander Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 1 September, 1908[20][21] – 16 August, 1910[22]
- Captain John R. Segrave, 16 August, 1910[23] – 23 January, 1912[24]
- Commander Alfred A. Ellison, 23 January, 1912[25][26] – 31 August, 1914[27]
- Commander George N. Ballard, 31 August, 1914[28] – 8 July, 1916
- Lieutenant-Commander Bertrand Bannerman, 8 July, 1916[29][30] – 1 February, 1918[31]
- Commander Michael Barne, 1 February, 1918[32] – 15 March, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 90.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 227.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 261.
- ↑ Gough-Calthorpe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 272/548.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 322.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 323.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 323.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 322a.
- ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
- ↑ Ellison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 516.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394k.
- ↑ Bannerman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/105. ff. 54, 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394e.
- ↑ Bannerman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/105. ff. 54, 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 806.
Bibliography
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