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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Montagu Doughty|nick=Henry M. Doughty|appt=1 February, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue '''39183''', col B, p. 17.</ref>|end=12 April, 1910<ref>Doughty Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 141.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Montagu Doughty|nick=Henry M. Doughty|appt=1 February, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue '''39183''', col B, p. 17.</ref>|end=12 April, 1910<ref>Doughty Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 141.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=12 April, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue '''39246''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=1 June, 1910<ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=12 April, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue '''39246''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=1 June, 1910<ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Balfour Macdonald|nick=William B. Macdonald|appt=6 September, 1910{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Balfour Macdonald|nick=William B. Macdonald|appt=6 September, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 398''b''}}|end=c. early August, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''|note=to transfer to Canadian service, removed from command after grounding the ship}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|ass=c. August, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|ass=c. August, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Harry Kay Clegg|nick=John H. K. Clegg|appt=10 June, 1914{{RCNL1910-14|p. 37}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Harry Kay Clegg|nick=John H. K. Clegg|appt=10 June, 1914{{RCNL1910-14|p. 37}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}} | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 3 April 2017
| H.M.S. Niobe (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | none[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1895-96 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 16 Dec, 1895[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Feb, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Dec, 1898[6] |
| Broken up: | 1922[7] |
| Fate: | at Philadelphia[8] |
Service
On 6 September 1910, she was given to the new Royal Canadian Navy and commissioned as H.M.C.S Niobe – their first vessel.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur L. Winsloe, 6 December, 1898[9] – 1 October, 1900[10]
- Captain John Denison, 2 October, 1900[11] – 18 November, 1902[12]
- Captain Charles H. Umfreville, 3 January, 1905[13] – 6 November, 1906
- Captain Arthur D. Ricardo, 20 February, 1905[14] – 27 February, 1905[15] (temporary?)
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 6 November, 1906[16] – 28 May, 1907[17]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 28 May, 1907[18]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 8 January, 1908[19] – 31 March, 1908[20] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral John Denison)
- Commander John C. Watson, 31 March, 1909[21] – 1909
- Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt, 3 November, 1909[22] – 25 January, 1910[23] (trooping)
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 1 February, 1910[24] – 12 April, 1910[25] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Herbert J. Savill, 12 April, 1910[26][27] – 1 June, 1910[28]
- Captain William B. Macdonald, 6 September, 1910[29] – c. early August, 1913Template:RCNL1910-14 (to transfer to Canadian service, removed from command after grounding the ship)
- Lieutenant in Command (T) Charles E. Aglionby, c. August, 1913Template:RCNL1910-14
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. K. Clegg, 10 June, 1914Template:RCNL1910-14
- Captain Robert G. Corbett, 16 August, 1914[30] – 3 September, 1915[31]
- Commander Charles White, 6 September, 1915[32]
- Captain (retired) Edward H. Martin, 9 August, 1916[33]
- Commander Hugh E. Holme, 22 December, 1917Template:RCNLApr18
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.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 349.
- ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
- ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Hyde Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 350.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue 39246, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
- ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398b.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399p.
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).
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