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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Hubert George Brand|nick=The Hon. Hubert G. Brand|appt=17 November, 1897<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Monday, 9 November 1897. Issue '''35355''', col D, p. 7.</ref>|end=before 15 September, 1898<ref>Brand Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 22.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Hubert George Brand|nick=The Hon. Hubert G. Brand|appt=17 November, 1897<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Monday, 9 November 1897. Issue '''35355''', col D, p. 7.</ref>|end=before 15 September, 1898<ref>Brand Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 22.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles Tibbits|nick=Charles Tibbits|appt=25 August, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue '''35903''', col D, p. 4.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Charles Tibbits|nick=Charles Tibbits|appt=25 August, 1899<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue '''35903''', col D, p. 4.</ref>|end=2 September, 1899<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Arthur Norton|nick=Reginald A. Norton|appt=5 November, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 241}}|end=c. February, 1901{{NLJan01|p. 241}}{{NLMar01|p. 241}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Arthur Norton|nick=Reginald A. Norton|appt=5 November, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 241}}|end=c. February, 1901{{NLJan01|p. 241}}{{NLMar01|p. 241}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Basil Ayton Austen|nick=Basil A. Austen|appt=18 February, 1901{{NLMar01|p. 241}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} & Commander|name=Basil Ayton Austen|nick=Basil A. Austen|appt=18 February, 1901{{NLMar01|p. 241}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 12 June 2016
| H.M.S. Contest (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Dec, 1894[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1895[5] |
| Broken up: | 1911[6] |
H.M.S. Contest was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".
She was broken up before the war.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William O. Boothby, 27 July, 1895[7] – before 2 September, 1895[8] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander George S. Q. Carr, 12 December, 1895[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. Cave, 11 January, 1897[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 17 November, 1897[11] – before 15 September, 1898[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Tibbits, 25 August, 1899[13][14] – 2 September, 1899[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald A. Norton, 5 November, 1900[16] – c. February, 1901[17][18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Basil A. Austen, 18 February, 1901[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claud H. Sinclair, 16 July, 1901[20] (for manœuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick W. Kinahan, 23 January, 1903[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry C. Alcock, 3 January, 1905[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald E. Marcon, 23 July, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 18 February, 1908[24][25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 9 November 1897. Issue 35355, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 22.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 241.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 244a.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 295.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 295.
Bibliography
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| 26 Knotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Havock | Hornet | Daring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decoy | Ferret | Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Knotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardent | Boxer | Bruizer | Charger | Dasher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hasty | Hardy | Haughty | Janus | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porcupine | Salmon | Snapper | Banshee | Contest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dragon | Conflict | Teazer | Wizard | Fervent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zephyr | Handy | Hart | Hunter | Opossum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranger | Sunfish | Rocket | Shark | Surly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skate | Starfish | Sturgeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spitfire | Swordfish | Zebra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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