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''Challenger'' recommissioned at Sydney on 9 December, 1910.{{NLAug12|p. 291}}
 
''Challenger'' recommissioned at Sydney on 9 December, 1910.{{NLAug12|p. 291}}
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Part of the Australia Squadron, on 12 June 1911 ''Challenger'' departed Salina Cruz for Acapulco under the command of Captain [[Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|Guy R. A. Gaunt]].{{MoS|Wednesday, June 14, 1911, Issue 39611, p.16}}
  
 
''Challenger'' returned to England in mid 1912 and recommissioned at Devonport on 1 November, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 293}}{{NLAug12|p. 291}}
 
''Challenger'' returned to England in mid 1912 and recommissioned at Devonport on 1 November, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 293}}{{NLAug12|p. 291}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|nick=Guy R. A. Gaunt|appt=15 February, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 31 January, 1910.  Issue '''39183''', col B, p. 17.</ref><ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|end=14 January, 1912<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|nick=Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown|appt=17 January, 1912<ref>Gilpin-Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 395.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 291}}|end=31 October, 1912<ref>Gilpin-Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 395.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|nick=Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown|appt=17 January, 1912<ref>Gilpin-Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 395.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 291}}|end=31 October, 1912<ref>Gilpin-Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 395.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Douglas Jephson|nick=George D. Jephson|appt=9 December, 1910{{NLJun13|p. 291}}|end=|note=assumed command some considerable time later}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Douglas Jephson|nick=George D. Jephson|appt=1 November, 1912|end=August, 1913|note=had been on the ship since late 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Godfray Powys Bamber|nick=Godfray P. Bamber|appt=6 October, 1913{{NLJun14|p. 293}}|end=mid 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=15 May, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 290}}|end=December, 1914<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 235.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=15 May, 1914{{NLNov14|p. 290}}|end=December, 1914<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 235.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=December, 1914<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>|end=March, 1915<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=December, 1914<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>|end=March, 1915<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 460.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Charles Sykes|nick=Alfred C. Sykes|appt=March, 1915{{NLNov17|p. 392''h''}}|end=December, 1917}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Foster Grant-Dalton|nick=John F. Grant-Dalton|appt=December, 1917<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 755}}|end=6 November, 1918<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Foster Grant-Dalton|nick=John F. Grant-Dalton|appt=December, 1917<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 755}}|end=6 November, 1918<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 26 June 2019

H.M.S. Challenger (1902)
Pendant Number: D.33 (1914)
P.07 (Sep 1915)
P.81 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 1 Dec, 1900[3]
Launched: 27 May, 1902[4]
Commissioned: 3 May, 1904[5]
Sold: 31 May, 1920[6]

H.M.S. Challenger was one of two Challenger class cruisers completed in 1904 and 1905.

Service

Challenger recommissioned at Sydney on 9 December, 1910.[7]

Part of the Australia Squadron, on 12 June 1911 Challenger departed Salina Cruz for Acapulco under the command of Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt.[8]

Challenger returned to England in mid 1912 and recommissioned at Devonport on 1 November, 1912.[9][10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 291.
  8. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 14, 1911, Issue 39611, p.16.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 293.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 291.
  11. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
  12. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
  13. ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
  14. ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 291.
  16. ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  17. ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  18. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 31 January, 1910. Issue 39183, col B, p. 17.
  19. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  20. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
  21. ↑ Gilpin-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 395.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 291.
  23. ↑ Gilpin-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 395.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 290.
  25. ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
  26. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
  27. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392h.
  29. ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
  31. ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.

Bibliography


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