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''Argonaut'' commissioned at Chatham on 19 April, 1900, under Captain [[George Henry Cherry|George H. Cherry]], for service on the China Station in place of the [[H.M.S. Undaunted (1886)|''Undaunted'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 20 April, 1900. Issue '''36121''', col F, p. 9.</ref> | ''Argonaut'' commissioned at Chatham on 19 April, 1900, under Captain [[George Henry Cherry|George H. Cherry]], for service on the China Station in place of the [[H.M.S. Undaunted (1886)|''Undaunted'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 20 April, 1900. Issue '''36121''', col F, p. 9.</ref> | ||
− | Among those officers appointed to ''Argonaut'' at the start of her commission were Lieutenant Thomas Brandreth, Lieutenant E. L. C. Muntz as First Lieutenant, Lieutenant [[Francis Clifton Brown|F. C. Brown]] as Gunnery Officer, Lieutenant W. J. B. Law as Torpedo Officer, Lieutenants F. Payne-Galloway, R. S. J. Wigram, and | + | Among those officers appointed to ''Argonaut'' at the start of her commission were Lieutenant Thomas Brandreth, Lieutenant E. L. C. Muntz as First Lieutenant, Lieutenant [[Francis Clifton Brown|F. C. Brown]] as Gunnery Officer, Lieutenant W. J. B. Law as Torpedo Officer, Lieutenants F. Payne-Galloway, R. S. J. Wigram, and Hugh B. Mulleneux.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 27 March, 1900. Issue '''36100''', col E, p. 7.</ref> |
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 29 February, 1912. In mid-1913, she remained in Portsmouth, engaged in training stokers.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 279.</ref> | She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 29 February, 1912. In mid-1913, she remained in Portsmouth, engaged in training stokers.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 279.</ref> |
Revision as of 12:18, 16 July 2013
H.M.S. Argonaut (1898) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.78 (1914) P.04 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Fairfield, Govan[2] |
Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 23 Nov, 1896[4] |
Launched: | 24 Jan, 1898[5] |
Commissioned: | 19 Apr, 1900[6] |
Sold: | 18 May, 1920[7] |
Fate: | to Ward, Milford Haven[8] |
Service
Argonaut commissioned at Chatham on 19 April, 1900, under Captain George H. Cherry, for service on the China Station in place of the Undaunted.[9]
Among those officers appointed to Argonaut at the start of her commission were Lieutenant Thomas Brandreth, Lieutenant E. L. C. Muntz as First Lieutenant, Lieutenant F. C. Brown as Gunnery Officer, Lieutenant W. J. B. Law as Torpedo Officer, Lieutenants F. Payne-Galloway, R. S. J. Wigram, and Hugh B. Mulleneux.[10]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 29 February, 1912. In mid-1913, she remained in Portsmouth, engaged in training stokers.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George H. Cherry, 19 April, 1900.[12]
- Captain Evelyn Robert Le Marchant, January 1905.[13]
- Captain Edmund Hyde Smith, June 1905.[14]
- Captain Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard, August 1907.[15]
- Captain Charles William Winnington-Ingram, October 1909.[16]
- Captain Joseph Ridgway Bridson, October 1910.[17]
- Captain John Nicholas, June 1912.[18]
- Commander Charles Tibbits, 1 January, 1913.[19]
- Captain Spencer Allen Hickley, 6 December, 1913.[20]
- Captain Raymond Andrew Nugent, August 1914.[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 April, 1900. Issue 36121, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 March, 1900. Issue 36100, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 March, 1900. Issue 36100, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
- Lowis, Commander Geoffrey (1959). Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments: Being a Brief Account of some of the Froth on those Characters who Enlivened the Royal Navy a Generation or Two Ago. London: Putnam.
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