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|launch=9 Aug, 1889{{CN}} | |launch=9 Aug, 1889{{CN}} | ||
| + | |comm=13 May, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 267}} | ||
|builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 113}} | |builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 113}} | ||
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Widgeon''''' was one of nine gunboats of the [[Redbreast Class Gunboat (1889)|''Redbreast'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] around 1890. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Widgeon''''' was one of nine gunboats of the [[Redbreast Class Gunboat (1889)|''Redbreast'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] around 1890. | ||
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| + | There was a [[H.M.S. Widgeon (1904)|later gunboat named ''Widgeon'' launched in 1904]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | Commissioned at Devonport on 13 May, 1890 under Lieutenant & Commander [[George Latham Blacker Bennett|George L. B. Bennett]].{{NLMar91|p. 267}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widgeon''" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widgeon''" nat="UK"> |
| − | {Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Hubert Grant-Dalton|nick=Hubert Grant-Dalton|appt=9 January, 1894<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 182/368.</ref>|end=6 April, 1895<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 182/368.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Latham Blacker Bennett|nick=George L. B. Bennett|appt=13 May, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 267}}|end=11 January, 1892|note=invalided|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Jabez Scullard|nick=William J. Scullard|appt=14 January, 1892{{NLMar92|p. 268}}|end=1 January, 1894}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Hubert Grant-Dalton|nick=Hubert Grant-Dalton|appt=9 January, 1894<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 182/368.</ref>|end=6 April, 1895<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 182/368.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Duke Hunt|nick=Edward D. Hunt|appt=17 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 268''l''}}|end=26 December, 1896}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Anthony Francis Gurney|nick=Anthony F. Gurney|appt=1 March, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 314}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Wyndham Forbes|nick=Wyndham Forbes|appt=5 September, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 313}}|end=1 November, 1901}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 1 November 2017
| H.M.S. Widgeon (1889) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 9 Aug, 1889[Citation needed] |
| Commissioned: | 13 May, 1890[2] |
| Sold: | 15 May, 1906[Citation needed] |
There was a later gunboat named Widgeon launched in 1904.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 13 May, 1890 under Lieutenant & Commander George L. B. Bennett.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander George L. B. Bennett, 13 May, 1890[4] – 11 January, 1892 (invalided)
- Lieutenant & Commander William J. Scullard, 14 January, 1892[5] – 1 January, 1894
- Lieutenant Hubert Grant-Dalton, 9 January, 1894[6] – 6 April, 1895[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward D. Hunt, 17 April, 1895[8] – 26 December, 1896
- Lieutenant & Commander Anthony F. Gurney, 1 March, 1897[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wyndham Forbes, 5 September, 1900[10] – 1 November, 1901
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 268.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 182/368.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 182/368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 313.
Bibliography
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