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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Bramble''''' was one of four gunboats of the [[Bramble Class Gunboat (1886)|''Bramble'' class of 1886]]. | + | '''H.M.S. ''Bramble''''' was one of four gunboats of the [[Bramble Class Gunboat (1886)|''Bramble'' class of 1886]]. She was renamed '''''Cockatrice''''' in 1896 and sold in 1906. |
There was a later gunboat named {{UK-Bramble}}. | There was a later gunboat named {{UK-Bramble}}. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | She was commissioned at Devonport on 21 October, 1887. In 1891 she was serving on the Southeast coast of Africa.{{NLMar91|p. 206}} | ||
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| + | She was one of twelve obsolete vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April, 1906. She fetched £3,800.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 04, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 37985.</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. ''Bramble''" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Bramble''" nat="UK"> |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Gilbert Charles Langdon|nick=Frederick G. C. Langdon|appt=15 May, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 206}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Gilbert Elliot Harrison|nick=Gilbert E. Harrison|appt=21 October, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 199}}|end=15 May, 1889|note=invalided due to fever}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Gilbert Charles Langdon|nick=Frederick G. C. Langdon|appt=15 May, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 206}}|end=15 October, 1891}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Hamilton Currey|nick=Edward H. Currey|appt=15 July, 1892<ref>Currey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/327.|}} ff. 280, 278.</ref>|end=15 November, 1895{{FC}}|note=appointment transferred from command of {{UK-1Goshawk}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Neville Rolfe|nick=Herbert N. Rolfe|appt=1 January, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 240}}|end=18 September, 1899|ass=21 January, 1898|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Cockatrice''|note=ship now named ''Cockatrice''}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bramble_(1886)}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 3 October 2021
| H.M.S. Bramble (1886) | |
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| Builder: | Harland & Wolff[1] |
| Launched: | 11 Dec, 1886 |
| Commissioned: | 21 Oct, 1887[2] |
| Sold: | 1906[3] |
H.M.S. Bramble was one of four gunboats of the Bramble class of 1886. She was renamed Cockatrice in 1896 and sold in 1906.
There was a later gunboat named Bramble.
Service
She was commissioned at Devonport on 21 October, 1887. In 1891 she was serving on the Southeast coast of Africa.[4]
She was one of twelve obsolete vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April, 1906. She fetched £3,800.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Gilbert E. Harrison, 21 October, 1887[6] – 15 May, 1889 (invalided due to fever)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick G. C. Langdon, 15 May, 1889[7] – 15 October, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward H. Currey, 15 July, 1892[8] – 15 November, 1895[Fact Check] (appointment transferred from command of Goshawk)
- Commander Herbert N. Rolfe, 1 January, 1898[9] – 18 September, 1899 (ship now named Cockatrice)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 04, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 37985.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 206.
- ↑ Currey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/327. ff. 280, 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 240.
Bibliography
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