H.M.S. Widgeon (1904)
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H.M.S. Widgeon (1904) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.71 (Nov 1919)[1] |
Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
Launched: | 16 Apr, 1904[3] |
Sold: | Oct, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Widgeon was a river gunboat that served in the Royal Navy. She served on the China Station.
There was an earlier gunboat named Widgeon launched in 1889.
Construction and Service
Widgeon was re-commissioned on 1 October, 1917.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 28 November, 1904 – 14 March, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. F. Borrett, March, 1912[6] – 15 January, 1914
- Commander Hugh D. Marryat, August, 1917[7] – October, 1917 (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Russell A. Bell-Syer, 25 April, 1918[8]
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 December, 1924[9] (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Leon S. Acheson, September, 1925[10] – October, 1925
- Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 1 June, 1926[11] – April, 1928 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Wollocombe, July, 1928[12] – mid 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. T. Keeling, 15 July, 1929[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399'f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 943.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
Bibliography