H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)
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| H.M.S. Sapphire (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.78 (1914) N.89 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Mar, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Feb, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Grays[7] |
H.M.S. Sapphire was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
In 1910, Sapphire was leading the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.
Re-commissioned at Devonport 2 October, 1911.[8]
In early 1913, Sapphire was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by Skirmisher after Manœuvres.[9]
She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Cecil F. Lambert, 3 January, 1905[11] – 1 January, 1907[12] (and as Captain (D) from 30 June, 1905)
- Captain Walter H. Cowan, 1 January, 1907[13] – 5 January, 1909[14] (and Commanding Destroyers of the Channel Fleet)
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 5 January, 1909[15][16] – 8 February, 1910[17] (and as Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, 8 February, 1910[18][Fact Check]
- Captain Noel Grant, 20 December, 1910[19][20] – 20 December, 1912[21] (and in command of Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, then of Seventh Destroyer Flotilla by July 1912)
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 19 December, 1912[22][23] – 1 July, 1913[24] (and in command of Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Francis C. Brown, 1 July, 1913[25][26] – 29 August, 1913[27]
- Captain Hugh G. C. Somerville, 2 July, 1914[28][29] – 29 October, 1914[30] (temporary)
- Captain Peter W. E. Hill, 29 October, 1914[31][32] – 5 September, 1916[33] (invalided w/ paresis of right arm)
- Captain Laurence R. Oliphant, 9 September, 1916[34] – 11 November, 1917
- Captain William F. Sells, 11 November, 1917[35] – 15 March, 1919[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 861.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 279.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 372.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 372.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 372.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 36.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90. Indicates 20th Dec.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 372.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
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