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Revision as of 15:59, 13 June 2017
| H.M.S. Brilliant (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.16 (1914) N.14 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jun, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1893[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Brilliant was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
In 1910, despite her advanced age, Brilliant was the best gunnery ship of the three tested in the Fourth Cruiser Squadron, scoring 52.52, compared to the average 41.888.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 11 July, 1899[8] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Charles H. Robertson, 10 July, 1900[9] – 21 August, 1900[10] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Henry C. Kingsford, 16 July, 1901[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 1 October, 1901[12] – 18 July, 1903[13]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 8 March, 1904[14] – 12 December, 1904[15]
- Commander Philip Walter, 13 December, 1904[16][17] – 6 April, 1906[18]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 6 April, 1906[19] – 29 February, 1908[20]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 20 March, 1908[21] – 1910[22]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 1 April, 1910[23] – 15 December, 1911[24]
- Commander (retired) Robert E. Vaughan, August, 1914[25]
- Captain (retired) Harold Christian, 13 September, 1914[26][27] – 1 October, 1915[28] (invalided from 9 July to 5 September 1915)
- Commander Colin K. MacLean, 9 July, 1915[29] – 5 September, 1915[30] (temporary)
- Commander (retired) William A. Cooke-Hurle, 5 September, 1915[31] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert E. Gore-Langton, 1 October, 1915[32] – 19 January, 1917[33]
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 19 January, 1917[34]
- Commander Alfred E. Godsal, – 24 April, 1918[35] (vessel sunk as blockship under his command)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 287.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 287.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 285.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 129.
See Also
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