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|launch=28 Jun, 1877{{CN}} | |launch=28 Jun, 1877{{CN}} | ||
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|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firefly''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Firefly''''' was one of twelve [[Forester Class Gunboat (1874)|''Forester'' Class gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | She was working in boom defence in 1904. Renamed ''Egmont'' in 1914 or so and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923. | + | She was working in boom defence in 1904. |
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+ | On 1 December, 1915, "Firefly" was exchanging fire with Turkish shore batteries on the Tigris when she received a hit in her boiler and lost power. She had to be abandoned, and the Turks took her and used her in their own efforts in the war. On 26 February, 1917, the Turks accidentally ran her aground near where they had captured her. She was, in turn, abandoned by them and ''re-captured'' by the gunboat{{UK-Tarantula}}. Lieutenant [[Christopher John Francis Eddis|Eddis]] resumed command of his former gunboat, finding most of his books and papers still in his cabin!{{HepperLosses|p. 47}} | ||
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+ | Renamed ''Egmont'' in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firefly''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firefly''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Henry Cherry|nick=George H. Cherry|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=14 February, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>|end=22 March, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242. Month MAY be May</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Harris|nick=Henry Harris|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Gilbert Francis Law|nick=Edward G. F. Law|appt=12 March, 1880{{NLApr83|p. 211}}|end=}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce|nick=Robert D. B. Bruce|appt=14 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Henry Cherry|nick=George H. Cherry|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=31 December, 1888}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Harris|nick=Henry Harris|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=31 December, 1891}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=1 January, 1893<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=13 March, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 394''b''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=13 March, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 394''b''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher John Francis Eddis|nick=Christopher J. F. Eddis|appt=|end=1 December, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}|note=ship stranded and captured under his command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher John Francis Eddis|nick=Christopher J. F. Eddis|appt=|end=1 December, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}|note=ship stranded and captured under his command}} |
Revision as of 09:20, 16 March 2020
H.M.S. Firefly (1877) | |
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Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
Launched: | 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed] |
Sold: | 1931[2] |
Service
She was working in boom defence in 1904.
On 1 December, 1915, "Firefly" was exchanging fire with Turkish shore batteries on the Tigris when she received a hit in her boiler and lost power. She had to be abandoned, and the Turks took her and used her in their own efforts in the war. On 26 February, 1917, the Turks accidentally ran her aground near where they had captured her. She was, in turn, abandoned by them and re-captured by the gunboatTarantula. Lieutenant Eddis resumed command of his former gunboat, finding most of his books and papers still in his cabin![3]
Renamed Egmont in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 14 February, 1880[4] – 22 March, 1880[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. F. Law, 12 March, 1880[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert D. B. Bruce, 14 April, 1885[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Cherry, 6 January, 1887[8] – 31 December, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry Harris, 7 January, 1889[9] – 31 December, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 4 January, 1892[10][11] – 1 January, 1893[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Augustus L. K. Knapton, 1 January, 1893[13] – 13 July, 1894
- Captain George B. Powell, 13 March, 1913[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Christopher J. F. Eddis, – 1 December, 1915[15] (ship stranded and captured under his command)
- Lieutenant in Command Christopher J. F. Eddis, c. late February, 1917[16] (resuming command after ship's recapture!)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394b.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 47.
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