H.M.S. Rattlesnake (1886)
| H.M.S. Rattlesnake (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Lairds[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 Nov, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 11 Sep, 1886[3] |
| Completed: | May, 1887[4] |
| Sold: | 1910[5] |
The torpedo gunboat H.M.S. Rattlesnake was completed for the Royal Navy in 1887 — her first of this type of vessel.
Service
Rattlesnake participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Commander Henry D. Barry as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.[6]
Rattlesnake participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1891 under the command of Lieutenant Frederick Tower Hamilton. These ended on 5 August, and on the 27th, the T.B.D. was paid off out of commission at Portsmouth, passing into the A Division of the Steam Reserve.[7]
In April, 1896, she was transferred from A Division to B Division of the Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth to receive her annual overhaul.[8]
Specially commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 June, 1897 for service with the mobilized fleet.[9]
She was one of twenty torpedo gunboats assembled alongside a great many other vessels at Spithead on 22 June 1897 for the Jubilee Review.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald L. King-Harman, 28 April, 1887 – 12 September, 1887
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Thomas F. W. Ingram, 20 September, 1887 – 10 January, 1890
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Arthur W. Torlesse, 14 May, 1890[11][12] – 1 December, 1890[13]
- Commander Henry D. Barry, c. mid July, 1890[14] – 20 August, 1890[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1890)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick T. Hamilton, 8 July, 1891[16] – 20 August, 1891 (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1891)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lewis Bayly, 21 July, 1892 – c. 18 August, 1892[Inference] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lewis Bayly, 11 July, 1893 – 21 August, 1893 (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas C. Fenton, 18 July, 1894[17] – 1 September, 1894 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Lieutenant in Command Robert E. R. Benson, 15 June, 1897[18] – 9 July, 1897[19] (for Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry E. F. Worthington, 1901 – 13 January, 1902 (there is some confusion with Spanker)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1891; pg. 4; Issue 33415.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 21, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34870.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 13, 1897; pg. 6; Issue 35202.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 17, 1897; pg. 12; Issue 35205.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 244.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. D7579004 ADM 196/39/547. f. 1312.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 20, 1890; pg. 5; Issue 33095.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 28, 1891; pg. 4; Issue 33415.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
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).
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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