H.M.S. Griper (1879)
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H.M.S. Griper was one of 24 gunboats of the Ant class. Her name is sometimes spelled Gryper.[4]
In 1923, Griper was made a base ship in Simonstown and her named was changed to H.M.S. Flora.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1885.[5]
Commissioned at Simonstown on 15 June, 1923 as Flora.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Frank W. Wyley, 14 May, 1885[7] – 7 November, 1885
- Captain Gordon Campbell, 1 December, 1922[8][9] – 6 May, 1925[10] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain John C. Hodgson, 6 May, 1925[11] – 2 May, 1927[12] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Basil G. Washington, 25 March, 1927[13][14] – 13 May, 1929[15] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Edward McC. W. Lawrie, 4 April, 1929[16] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Hector Boyes, 14 May, 1931[17] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain John H. Young, 25 May, 1933[18] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
- Captain Charles G. Stuart, 21 May, 1937[19] (and as Captain in Charge, Simonstown)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 213.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 210.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Hodgson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Washington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/514. f. 517.
- ↑ Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214. Shown as ex-Tickler here, I believe in error.
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