H.M.S. Rosario (1898)
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| H.M.S. Rosario (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness DYd[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1898[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1898[3] |
| Completed: | May, 1899[4] |
| Commissioned: | 20 Mar, 1900[5] |
| Sold: | 11 Nov, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | at Hong Kong |
H.M.S. Rosario was completed as a sloop, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War.
Service
Rosario was commissioned at Sheerness on 20 March, 1900 for service on the China Station, Commander Claud A. W. Hamilton in command.[7]
Rosario converted to a depot ship in 1910.[8]
She served with submarines based in Hong Kong during the war, and was sold there for breaking up on 11 November, 1921.[9][10]
Armament
As Completed
- six 4-inch QF BL Mk III
- four 3-pounders
Depot Ship
- four 3-pounders
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Claud A. W. Hamilton, 20 March, 1900[14] – early 1903[Inference]
- Commander Thomas Jackson, 16 March, 1903[15] – 31 December, 1904[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Nicholas E. Archdale, 24 April, 1911[17] – October, 1913[18] (and in command of Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. N. Cromie, 5 November, 1913[19][20] – March, 1915[21] (and in command of Flotilla)
- Flag Captain Frederic C. Fisher, 30 July, 1917[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 299a.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 299a.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 60.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 300.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 249/496.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 249/496.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ Cromie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/86. f. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377a.
- ↑ Cromie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/86. f. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 857.
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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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