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She was working in boom defence in 1904. | She was working in boom defence in 1904. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=14 February, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>|end=22 March, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242. Month MAY be May</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=14 February, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>|end=22 March, 1880<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242. Month MAY be May</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Gilbert Francis Law|nick=Edward G. F. Law|appt=12 March, 1880{{NLApr83|p. 211}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Edward Gilbert Francis Law|nick=Edward G. F. Law|appt=12 March, 1880{{NLApr83|p. 211}}|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce|nick=Robert D. B. Bruce|appt=14 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce|nick=Robert D. B. Bruce|appt=14 April, 1885<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/164.}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Henry Cherry|nick=George H. Cherry|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=31 December, 1888}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Henry Cherry|nick=George H. Cherry|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 208}}|end=31 December, 1888}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Harris|nick=Henry Harris|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=31 December, 1891}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Harris|nick=Henry Harris|appt=7 January, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 220}}|end=31 December, 1891}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=1 January, 1893<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Reginald Purves Cochran|nick=Reginald P. Cochran|appt=4 January, 1892<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 220}}|end=1 January, 1893<ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/242.|D7600981}} f. 242.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=1 January, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 221}}|end=13 July, 1894|succBy=Eventually to be base ship ''Egmont''}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=c. April 1914|end=1 November, 1916|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''|note=Ship now '''H.M.S. ''Egmont'''''|precBy=[[H.M.S. Achilles (1863)|H.M.S. ''Achilles'']] as ''Egmont''}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Rawdon Veale|nick=Henry R. Veale|appt=1 November, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393''i''}}|end=28 September, 1918|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Rawdon Veale|nick=Henry R. Veale|appt=1 November, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393''i''}}|end=28 September, 1918|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Trewby|nick=George Trewby|appt=28 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 783}}|end=December, 1919|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Trewby|nick=George Trewby|appt=28 September, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 783}}|end=December, 1919|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Egmont''}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 2 April 2024
| H.M.S. Firefly (1877) | |
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| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson[1] |
| Launched: | 28 Jun, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1931[2] |
Service
She was working in boom defence in 1904.
She was renamed H.M.S. Egmont c. April 1914 and finally renamed Firefly 1 in March, 1923.
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry F. Hughes-Hallett, c. 31 May, 1879[3]
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 14 February, 1880[4] – 22 March, 1880[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward G. F. Law, 12 March, 1880[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert D. B. Bruce, 14 April, 1885[7][8]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Cherry, 6 January, 1887[9] – 31 December, 1888
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry Harris, 7 January, 1889[10] – 31 December, 1891
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 4 January, 1892[11][12] – 1 January, 1893[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Augustus L. K. Knapton, 1 January, 1893[14] – 13 July, 1894
- Captain George B. Powell, c. April 1914 – 1 November, 1916 (Ship now H.M.S. Egmont)
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 1 November, 1916[15] – 28 September, 1918
- Captain George Trewby, 28 September, 1918[16] – December, 1919
- Captain Thomas D. Pratt, December, 1919 – 21 December, 1921
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 1 January, 1923[17] – 15 January, 1925
- Captain Dashwood F. Moir, 15 January, 1925[18] – December, 1926 (now based in former H.M.S. Bullfrog)
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Seymour Osborne, 28 December, 1926[19] – 11 March, 1928
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Osborne, 9 April, 1928 – January, 1929
- Captain Clinton F. S. Danby, 28 December, 1928[20] – 7 January, 1931
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1879, p. 9.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242. Month MAY be May
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 211.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/164. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 220.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 783.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 235.
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