H.M.S. Spanker (1889)
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| H.M.S. Spanker (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport DYd[1] |
| Laid down: | 12 Apr, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1889[3] |
| Completed: | 17 Oct, 1890[4] |
| Sold: | 20 Mar, 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Spanker was one of thirteen Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats.
Service
In mid-December 1895, she departed Devonport to undergo trials of new Du Temple boilers in the English Channel.[6] These trials would be prolonged, and continue beyond mid-February, 1896 when she recorded 3,700 indicated horsepower for 19 knots on a four hour full power trial.[7] She passed into "A" Division of the Fleet Reserve at the end of April, and was earmarked to relieve either Sheldrake or Salamander when they came in to receive similar boiler upgrades.[8]
In 1908, she and the four other survivors were taken in hand for conversion to minesweepers.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Clifton Slater, 8 July, 1891[10] – 19 August, 1891[11] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1891)
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert N. Rolfe, 21 July, 1892 – 31 August, 1892 (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick H. Eagles, 3 June, 1896[12] – 26 October, 1896[Inference] (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896, he and crew left Salamander to commission Spanker)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry L. Bethune, 27 January, 1897[13] – 3 August, 1899 (including the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry E. F. Worthington, 4 September, 1899[14] – 1901 (there is some confusion between this ship and Rattlesnake)
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas Brandreth, 14 January, 1902[15] – 1 September, 1904
- Lieutenant in Command Edward S. Houseman, 1 September, 1904[16] – 31 January, 1905[17]
- Commander John R. Le H. Ward, 31 January, 1905[18] – 10 July, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric V. F. R. Dugmore, 7 July, 1906[19][20] (under orders of Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves for some of his time)
- Lieutenant & Commander Samuel Collins, 11 January, 1909[21] – 11 April, 1911[Inference][22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur N. Gouldsmith, 11 April, 1911[23] – 11 April, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil G. Washington, 11 April, 1913[24][25] – 31 December, 1913[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Norman M. C. Thurstan, 16 January, 1914[27] – 21 February, 1915
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick C. Corbyn, 22 March, 1915[28][29] – 30 April, 1917[30]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Henry Annall, 30 April, 1917[31][32] – 8 September, 1918[33]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Charles R. Cameron, 8 September, 1918[34] – 24 July, 1919[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 05, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34752.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 15, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 34814.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 29, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 34877.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/425. f. 1200.
- ↑ Slater Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/425. f. 1200.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 22, 1896; pg. 10; Issue 34897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ Houseman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 158.
- ↑ Houseman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 158.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 376.
- ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 376.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 381a.
- ↑ Corbyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/186. f. 591.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398c.
- ↑ Corbyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/186. f. 591.
- ↑ Annall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/4. f. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397z.
- ↑ Annall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/4. f. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 909.
- ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/53. f. 271.
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