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'''H.M.S. ''Niobe''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] near the beginning of the twentieth century.
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==Service==
 
==Service==
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Assigned to the [[Channel Squadron]] in early 1899, ''Niobe'' was the scene of "a daring robbery" when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.</ref>
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On 6 September 1910, she was given to the new [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and commissioned as '''H.M.C.S ''Niobe''''' &ndash; their first vessel.
 
On 6 September 1910, she was given to the new [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and commissioned as '''H.M.C.S ''Niobe''''' &ndash; their first vessel.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Niobe''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Niobe|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Arthur L. Winsloe|appt=6 December, 1898<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|end=1 October, 1900<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=6 December, 1898<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|end=1 October, 1900<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 October, 1900<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|end=18 November, 1902<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 October, 1900<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|end=18 November, 1902<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=20 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>|end=27 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 349}}|end=6 November, 1906}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=January, 1906{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=20 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>|end=27 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>|note=temporary?}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|nick=Herbert C. C. Da Costa|appt=6 November, 1906<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>|end=28 May, 1907<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|nick=Herbert C. C. Da Costa|appt=6 November, 1906<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>|end=28 May, 1907<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmond Hyde Parker|nick=E. Hyde Parker|appt=28 May, 1907<ref>Hyde Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmond Hyde Parker|nick=E. Hyde Parker|appt=28 May, 1907<ref>Hyde Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>|end=3 January, 1908<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|nick=Brian H. F. Barttelot|appt=8 January, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|end=31 March, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[John Denison]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|nick=Brian H. F. Barttelot|appt=8 January, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|end=31 March, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[John Denison]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Campbell Watson|nick=John C. Watson|appt=31 March, 1909{{NLJul09|p. 350}}|end=3 November, 1909}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|nick=Guy R. A. Gaunt|appt=3 November, 1909<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|end=25 January, 1910<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|note=trooping}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|nick=Guy R. A. Gaunt|appt=3 November, 1909<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|end=25 January, 1910<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|note=trooping}}
 
{{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{{RCNL1910-14|p. 2}}|end=c. August, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''|note=to transfer to Canadian service}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Balfour Macdonald|nick=William B. Macdonald|appt=6 September, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 398''b''}}|end=July, 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''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Gwynne Corbett|nick=Robert G. Corbett|appt=15 August, 1914{{RCNLNov14|p. 24}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Gwynne Corbett|nick=Robert G. Corbett|appt=16 August, 1914<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/254.|D7602586}} f. 280.</ref>|end=3 September, 1915<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/254.|D7602586}} f. 280.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Edward Holme|nick=Hugh E. Holme|appt=22 December, 1917{{RCNLApr18|p. 84}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles White|nick=Charles White|appt=6 September, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 399''q''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Edward Harrington Martin|nick=Edward H. Martin|appt=9 August, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 399''p''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Hugh Edward Holme|nick=Hugh E. Holme|appt=22 December, 1917{{RCNLApr18|p. 84}}|end=31 May, 1920|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 09:44, 1 January 2020

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]

H.M.S. Niobe was one of eight Diadem class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy near the beginning of the twentieth century.

Service

Assigned to the Channel Squadron in early 1899, Niobe was the scene of "a daring robbery" when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.[9]

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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.
  10. Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  11. Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  12. Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
  13. Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 349.
  15. Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  16. Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  17. Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  18. Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  19. Hyde Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
  20. Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 350.
  22. Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  23. Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  24. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
  25. Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
  26. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue 39246, col B, p. 9.
  27. Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  28. Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  29. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398b.
  30. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
  31. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
  32. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399q.
  33. 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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