H.M.S. Plover (1888)
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| H.M.S. Plover (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 18 Oct, 1888[Citation needed] |
| Commissioned: | 3 Jul, 1889[2] |
| Sold: | 27 Apr, 1927[Citation needed] |
H.M.S. Plover was one of six gunboats of the Pigmy class.
Service
She was commissioned at Devonport on 3 July, 1889. By 1891, she was assigned to the China Station.[3]
In 1913, she was in Gibraltar, busy with boom defence.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest G. Rason, 3 July, 1889[5]
- Commander Lewis K. Bell, 3 January, 1891[6] – 13 November, 1892
- Lieutenant in Command Francis C. B. Addington, 1 September, 1892[7] – 26 November, 1895[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Spencer V. Y. de Horsey, 18 October, 1895[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Carlton V. de Mornay Cowper, 23 July, 1898[10][11] – 30 July, 1901[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hector L. Watts-Jones, 30 July, 1901[13][14] – 5 July, 1902[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 420.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 244.
- ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
- ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 249.
- ↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 293.
- ↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
Bibliography
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