H.M.S. Jason (1892)
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| H.M.S. Jason (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Naval Construction & Armament Co.[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 7 Sep, 1891[2] |
| Launched: | 14 May, 1892[3] |
| Completed: | 11 Jul, 1893[4] |
| Mined: | 7 Apr, 1917[5] |
Service
Jason, the first of the contract-built gunboats under the Naval Defence Act was inspected at Sheerness in early July 1893 and placed immediately into the "A" Division of the Medway Fleet Reserve to await orders for the mobilization. She was very soon placed into her first service, as a participant in the annual manoeuvres.[6]
In late February 1894 instructions were sent to Chatham Dockyard to ready Jason for service to relieve Banterer on particular service. She was soon active on the West Coast of Ireland.[7]
She was mined and lost off West Scotland at the cost of twenty-five lives.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Frederick G. C. Langdon, 11 July, 1893[9] – 30 August, 1893 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 30 August, 1895[10] – 3 November, 1898
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry H. Bruce, 19 July, 1898[11] – 5 August, 1901[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oscar V. de Satgé, 5 August, 1901[13]
- Commander John H. Robertson, 17 December, 1903[14] – 30 September, 1905
- Commander Archibald B. Purvis, 30 September, 1905[15] – 17 November, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward A. Thomas, 17 November, 1905[16] – 10 January, 1908
- Commander Arthur W. Lowis, 10 January, 1908[17] – 5 August, 1908[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Walter Hose, 5 August, 1908[19] – 11 January, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Fitzroy H. Hall, 11 January, 1909[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) John F. H. Cole, 23 October, 1909[21][22] – 2 January, 1911[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gilbert C. Heathcote, 1 January, 1910[24] – 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis G. C. Coates, 2 January, 1911[25][26] – 4 December, 1911[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy G. Brown, 8 April, 1912[28][29] – June, 1913[30] (and for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Preston, June, 1913[31] – 3 February, 1914[32] (and for command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold E. Denison, 5 March, 1914[33][34] – 1 August, 1914[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. Darwall, 1 August, 1914[36][37] – April, 1916[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril P. Franklin, April, 1916[39] – 7 April, 1917[40] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 04, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 33994.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 28, 1894; pg. 6; Issue 34199.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 339, 340.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 271.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 107.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 334.
- ↑ Lowis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/93. f. 103.
- ↑ Lowis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/93. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 334.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 334.
- ↑ Cole Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/461. f. 533.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 334.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 334.
- ↑ Coates Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/424. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/456. f. 526.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 333.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/456. f. 526.
- ↑ Darwall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/97. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395e.
- ↑ Darwall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/97. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 84.
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