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She was working in boom defence in 1904.  
 
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 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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She was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Egmont''''' c. April 1914 and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923.
 
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Renamed ''Egmont'' in 1914 or so (?) and finally renamed ''Firefly 1'' in March, 1923.
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Firefly''" nat="UK">
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Francis Hughes-Hallett|nick=Harry F. Hughes-Hallett|appt=c. 31 May, 1879{{NMI|31 May 1879, p. 9}}|end=}}
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{{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=Edward Gilbert Francis Law|nick=Edward G. F. Law|appt=12 March, 1880{{NLApr83|p. 211}}|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=Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce|nick=Robert D. B. Bruce|appt=14 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce|nick=Robert D. B. Bruce|appt=14 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Harris|nick=Henry Harris|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=31 December, 1891}}
 
{{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=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}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894|succBy=Eventually to be base ship ''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''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=c. April 1914|end=1 November, 1916|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''|note=Ship now '''H.M.S. ''Egmont'''''|precBy=[[H.M.S. Achilles (1863)|H.M.S. ''Achilles'']] as ''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}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Rawdon Veale|nick=Henry R. Veale|appt=1 November, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393''i''}}|end=28 September, 1918|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Christopher John Francis Eddis|nick=Christopher J. F. Eddis|appt=c. late February, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 47}}|note=resuming command after ship's recapture!}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Trewby|nick=George Trewby|appt=28 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 783}}|end=December, 1919|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Drummond Gilbert|nick=Thomas D. Pratt|appt=December, 1919|end=21 December, 1921|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Seeds Monroe|nick=Hubert S. Monroe|appt=1 January, 1923{{NLJan23|p. 753}}|end=15 January, 1925|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Dashwood Fowler Moir|nick=Dashwood F. Moir|appt=15 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 236}}|end=December, 1926|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''|note=now based in former {{UK-Bullfrog|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|nick=Edward O. B. S. Seymour Osborne|appt=28 December, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 235}}|end=11 March, 1928|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|nick=Edward O. B. S. Osborne|appt=9 April, 1928|ass=9 April, 1928|end=January, 1929|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Clinton Francis Samuel Danby|nick=Clinton F. S. Danby|appt=28 December, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 235}}|end=7 January, 1931|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}}
 
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  

Latest revision as of 12:07, 17 February 2022

H.M.S. Firefly (1877)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson[1]
Launched: 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed]
Sold: 1931[2]
H.M.S. Firefly was one of twelve Forester Class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She was working in boom defence in 1904.

She was renamed H.M.S. Egmont c. April 1914 and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1879, p. 9.
  4. Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  5. Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
  10. Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  11. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
  12. Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
  14. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
  15. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 783.
  16. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
  18. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 235.

Bibliography


Forester Class Gunboat
Cygnet Express Contest Sheldrake Mallard
Moorhen Foxhound Forward Firm Forester
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