H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)
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| H.M.S. Brilliant (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.16 (1914) N.14 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jun, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1893[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Brilliant was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She was one of three cruisers, by early 1894, whose old pattern 6-in guns had been replaced by new quick-firing models. This work would be extended, in stages, to other contemprary cruisers.[7]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 April, 1906. In early 1908, she was attached to the Fourth Cruiser Squadron.[8]
In 1910, despite her advanced age, Brilliant was the best gunnery ship of the three tested in the Fourth Cruiser Squadron, scoring 52.52, compared to the average 41.888.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund S. Poë, 11 July, 1893[10] – c. 20 August, 1893[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Arthur C. B. Bromley, 18 July, 1894[11] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Francis G. Kirby, 8 July, 1896[12] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Francis J. Foley, 15 June, 1897[13] – 31 July, 1897[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 11 July, 1899[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Charles H. Robertson, 10 July, 1900[16] – 21 August, 1900[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Henry C. Kingsford, 16 July, 1901[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 1 October, 1901[19] – 18 July, 1903[20]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 8 March, 1904[21] – 12 December, 1904[22]
- Commander Philip Walter, 13 December, 1904[23][24] – 6 April, 1906[25]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 6 April, 1906[26][27] – 29 February, 1908[28]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 20 March, 1908[29] – 1 April, 1910[30]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 1 April, 1910[31] – 15 December, 1911[32]
- Commander (retired) Robert E. Vaughan, August, 1914[33] – 12 September, 1914 (hospitalised)
- Captain (retired) Harold Christian, 13 September, 1914[34][35] – 1 October, 1915[36] (invalided from 9 July to 5 September 1915)
- Commander Colin K. MacLean, 9 July, 1915[37] – 5 September, 1915[38] (temporary)
- Commander (retired) William A. Cooke-Hurle, 5 September, 1915[39] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert E. Gore-Langton, 1 October, 1915[40] – 19 January, 1917[41]
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 19 January, 1917[42] – 14 January, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Maurice B. Leslie, 15 January, 1918 – 16 February, 1918 (temporary)
- Commander Alfred E. Godsal, c. February, 1918 – 24 April, 1918[43] (vessel sunk as blockship under his command)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 15, 1894, Issue 34161, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 463.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 463.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 287.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 287.
- ↑ Haworth-Booth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/241. f. 252.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 285.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 129.
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