H.M.S. Niobe (1897)
From The Dreadnought Project
| 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
In 1910, given to the new Royal Canadian Navy as H.M.C.S Niobe – their first vessel.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur L. Winsloe, April, 1898[9]
- Captain John Denison, October, 1900[10]
- Captain Charles H. Umfreville, January, 1906[11]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 6 November, 1906[12] – 28 May, 1907[13]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 28 May, 1907[14]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 8 January, 1908[15] – 31 March, 1908[16] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral John Denison)
- Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt, November, 1909[17]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 1 February, 1910[18]
- Captain Herbert J. Savill, 12 April, 1910[19]
Francis Spurstow Miller is alleged to have held this command from 1905, but no record is found of this.[20][Fact Check]
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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 April, 1910. Issue 39246, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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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