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− | |builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | + | |builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}} |
|laid=Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | |laid=Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | ||
|fate=Broken up | |fate=Broken up | ||
|pend= | |pend= | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Charger''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Charger''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. |
− | + | Her size, speed and condition rendered her outmoded before the war, and she was broken up in 1912. | |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Launched at Poplar on Saturday 15 September, 1894.{{NMI|Monday, Sep 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34371}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Charger'' was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.</ref> | ||
==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. ''Charger''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Charger''"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert William Francis Travers|nick=Robert W. F. Travers|appt=11 March, 1902 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Parker Bevan|nick=George P. Bevan|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Michael Henley Wilding|nick=Michael H. Wilding|appt=1903<ref>"Captain Wilding, R.N." (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 14 June, 1933. Issue '''46470''', col D, pg 16.</ref>|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert William Francis Travers|nick=Robert W. F. Travers|appt=11 March, 1902{{NMI|Thursday, 20 March 1902. (36720), p. 10}}|end=22 April, 1902}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Gay | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Wallis More-Molyneux-McCowen|nick=John Wallis|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=18 August, 1903<ref>More-Molyneux-McCowen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/12293.|}} f. 125.</ref>|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Dion Irvin|nick=William D. Irvin|appt=16 July, 1907{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Halliday Brown|nick=George H. Brown|appt=19 August, 1903|end=15 October, 1903}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frank Goodrich Terry|nick=Frank G. Terry|appt=5 September, 1909{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Michael Henley Wilding|nick=Michael H. Wilding|appt=15 October, 1903<ref>"Captain Wilding, R.N." (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 14 June, 1933. Issue '''46470''', col D, pg 16.</ref>|end=1 November, 1903}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson|nick=Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson|appt=15 April, 1904|end=25 August, 1904}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harry Rowlandson Godfrey|nick=Harry R. Godfrey|appt=3 January, 1905{{NMI|Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4}}|end=29 August, 1905}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Christopher Powell Metcalfe|nick=Christopher P. Metcalfe|appt=29 August, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 293}}|end=31 March, 1906}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Gay Copleston|nick=Reginald G. Copleston|appt=31 March, 1906<ref>Copleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/99.|D7602885}} f. 110.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 292}}|end=16 July, 1907<ref>Copleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/99.|D7602885}} f. 110.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Dion Irvin|nick=William D. Irvin|appt=16 July, 1907{{NLJul09|p. 292}}|end=1909}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frank Goodrich Terry|nick=Frank G. Terry|appt=5 September, 1909{{NLApr11|p. 292}}|end=11 October, 1911}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Charger_(1894)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 14 September 2021
H.M.S. Charger (1894) | |
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Builder: | Yarrow & Company[1] |
Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
Laid down: | Nov, 1893[3] |
Launched: | 15 Sep, 1894[4] |
Commissioned: | Feb, 1896[5] |
Broken up: | 1912[6] |
H.M.S. Charger was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Her size, speed and condition rendered her outmoded before the war, and she was broken up in 1912.
Service
Launched at Poplar on Saturday 15 September, 1894.[7]
Charger was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.[8]
She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Bevan, 16 July, 1901[10] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert W. F. Travers, 11 March, 1902[11] – 22 April, 1902
- Lieutenant & Commander John Wallis, 21 July, 1903[12] – 18 August, 1903[13] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, 19 August, 1903 – 15 October, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Michael H. Wilding, 15 October, 1903[14] – 1 November, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson, 15 April, 1904 – 25 August, 1904
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry R. Godfrey, 3 January, 1905[15] – 29 August, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 29 August, 1905[16] – 31 March, 1906
- Commander Reginald G. Copleston, 31 March, 1906[17][18] – 16 July, 1907[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander William D. Irvin, 16 July, 1907[20] – 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Frank G. Terry, 5 September, 1909[21] – 11 October, 1911
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34371.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 17, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34371.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 20 March 1902. (36720), p. 10.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ More-Molyneux-McCowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/12293. f. 125.
- ↑ "Captain Wilding, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 14 June, 1933. Issue 46470, col D, pg 16.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 293.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 292.
- ↑ Copleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/99. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 292.
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