H.M.S. Challenger (1902)
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| H.M.S. Challenger (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.33 (1914) P.07 (Sep 1915) P.81 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Dec, 1900[3] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1902[4] |
| Commissioned: | 3 May, 1904[5] |
| Sold: | 31 May, 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Challenger was one of two Challenger class cruisers completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
Challenger recommissioned at Devonport on 1 November, 1912.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, May, 1904.[8]
- Captain Joseph Ridgway Bridson, March, 1906.[9]
- Captain Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa, March, 1908.[10]
- Captain Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, 15 February, 1910.[11]
- Commander George D. Jephson, 9 December, 1910.[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander (N) Godfray P. Bamber, 6 October, 1913.[13]
- Captain Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, May, 1914.[14]
- Captain Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller, November ,1914.[15]
- Captain Alfred Charles Sykes, March, 1915.[16]
- Captain John Foster Grant-Dalton, December, 1917.[17]
- Captain Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown,?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 293.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 293.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
Bibliography
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