H.M.S. Gladiator (1896)
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| H.M.S. Gladiator (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | Jan, 1896[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Dec, 1896[3] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1899[4] |
| Collision: | 25 Apr, 1908[5] |
H.M.S. Gladiator was one of four Arrogant class cruisers completed between 1898 and 1900.
Service
She was scrapped after being damaged in a collision in 1908 off the Isle of Wight with the American steamer St. Paul.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Harry C. Reynolds, 11 July, 1899[6] – 23 August, 1899[7] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 2 October, 1900[8] – 22 September, 1902[9]
- Captain Thomas B. S. Adair, 22 September, 1902[10] – 21 December, 1903[11]
- Captain William F. De Salis, 13 March, 1905[12] – 31 August, 1905[13]
- Captain Rowland Nugent, 1 September, 1905[14][15] – 22 June, 1907[16]
- Captain Walter Lumsden, 22 June, 1907[17][18] – 25 April, 1908[19] (vessel ruined in collision under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Reynolds Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 5.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 8.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 8.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 319.
- ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. pp. 20, 21.
Bibliography
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