H.M.S. Philomel (1890)
| H.M.S. Philomel (1890) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 May, 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Aug, 1890[3] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Nov, 1891[4] |
| Scuttled: | 1949[5] |
H.M.S. Philomel was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.
Service
Paid off at Devonport on 1 March, 1898[6] to be refitted for foreign service.[7]
In May, 1906 it was ordered that three cruisers should tow the obsolete Rinaldo, Philomel and Medusa from the Firth of Forth to the Motherbank, where they were to be moored.[8]
Philomel relieved the second class protected cruiser Venus on the Mediterranean Station in February, 1908, allowing Venus to join the Atlantic Fleet.[9]
Philomel re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.[10]
She left Colombo on 14 October, 1912, bound for Bombay.[11]
Philomel arrived at Colombo under the command of Commander George Norman Ballard on 29 September 1913, and left on 2 October for Singapore.[12]
From the start of the war through April, 1917, she operated as a training cruiser out of New Zealand under the command of Captain Percival H. Hall Thompson, where operations took her to the Indian Ocean, the Suez and off the Syrian coast.[13] In April, 1917
The cruiser re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.[14] Presumably, this meant she was back in New Zealand, on account of her antiquated nature.
She re-commissioned in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 March, 1921. By March 1925 she was serving as a training and depot ship at Auckland,[15] serving there through at least mid-1937.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles Campbell, 10 November, 1890[17] – 1894[18][19]
- Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, 18 October, 1894[20] – 1 March, 1898[21]
- Captain John E. Bearcroft, 1 December, 1898[22]
- Captain Frederick R. W. Morgan, January, 1900[23] – June, 1900[24]
- Commander John R. Segrave, 1 February, 1908[25] – 3 June, 1909[26]
- Captain Victor G. Gurner, 27 July, 1909[27] – 17 January, 1911[28]
- Commander Norman L. Stanley, 17 January, 1911[29] – 1911
- Commander George N. Ballard, 19 September, 1911[30] – 14 July, 1914
- Captain P. H. Hall Thompson, 1 May, 1914 – 9 April, 1917 (and as Naval Adviser to New Zealand)
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Charles J. Keily, April, 1917[Inference]
- Commander Joseph G. Walsh, 5 August, 1920[31] – 1 January, 1923
- Commander Francis N. Miles, 11 May, 1923[32] – 1925
- Commander Frederic C. Bradley, 4 December, 1925[33] – 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric E. Addis, 22 December, 1926[34]
- Commander Edward L. Berthon, 2 January, 1931[35] – 1933 (and as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland)
- Commander Basil C. B. Brooke, 10 November, 1933[36] (and as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland)
- Commander Charles B. Tinley, 27 April, 1936[37] (and as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 02, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35453.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 14, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35463.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 11, 1906; pg. 11; Issue 38017.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 28, 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38554.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331.
- ↑ "Flag Changes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 01, 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 242.
- ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
- ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
- ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 291.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 92.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 92.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
- ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
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).
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