H.M.S. Circe (1892)
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| H.M.S. Circe (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 21 Jan, 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 14 Jun, 1892[3] |
| Completed: | 11 Feb, 1893[4] |
| Sold: | 30 Jul, 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Circe was one of eleven Alarm class torpedo gunboats built for the Royal Navy.
Service
Left Sheerness on 14 June 1914 for Welsh waters to join the Minesweeping Flotilla, which was then listed simply as a list of six "Mine-sweeping Gunboats" in the Navy List.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry J. Keane, 11 July, 1893[7] – 28 August, 1893 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Commander Francis C. B. Addington, 3 March, 1896[8] – 3 February, 1897[9] (in command for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. du C. Chads, 3 February, 1897[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander George S. Q. Carr, 29 March, 1899[11] – 24 March, 1902 (dismissed the ship by Court Martial)
- Lieutenant & Commander Stewart A. Perry-Ayscough, 31 March, 1902[12] – before December, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander Godfrey E. Corbett, 30 June, 1904[13][14] – 1 September, 1906[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles P. Mansel, 1 September, 1906[16] – 13 November, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 13 November, 1908[17] – 23 July, 1909[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert H. Holland, 23 July, 1909[19] – January 1912[Inference][20] (listed as "temporary" in Navy List of January 1912[21])
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy G. Brown, 6 January, 1912[22] – 8 April, 1912[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Alcock, 6 April, 1912[24] – 6 March, 1914
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis P. Saunders, 9 June, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Harold G. Innes, 23 June, 1915 – 19 August, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Ralph Tindal, 19 August, 1915[26] – 4 May, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Thomas P. Webb, 4 May, 1917[27] – October 1917[Inference][28]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Harry V. Seddall, October 1917[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ "Movements in Home Waters." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 15, 1914; pg. 6; Issue 40550.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ 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. (October, 1898). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 239.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 02, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36731.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 294.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/142. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 293.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). pp. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). pp. 102, 293.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 757.
Bibliography
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