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Commissioned at Gibraltar on 1 June, 1900.{{NLApr25|p. 228}} | Commissioned at Gibraltar on 1 June, 1900.{{NLApr25|p. 228}} | ||
| − | She served through much of the Dreadnought Era as headquarters ship at [[Gibraltar]]. | + | She served through much of the Dreadnought Era as the headquarters ship at [[Gibraltar]]. |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cormorant''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cormorant''" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=2 July, 1878{{NLDec81|p. 203}}|end=15 December, 1881|note=invalided, injury to right shoulder}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Jasper Edmund Thomson Nicolls|nick=Jasper E. T. Nicolls|appt=26 May, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 203}}|end=9 October, 1889|note=died while in command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Jasper Edmund Thomson Nicolls|nick=Jasper E. T. Nicolls|appt=26 May, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 203}}|end=9 October, 1889|note=died while in command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Robert Francis Bailey|nick=Arthur R. F. Bailey|appt=24 October, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 215}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Edmund Kingsmill|nick=Charles E. Kingsmill|appt=10 November, 1889|end=20 November, 1889|note=}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Robert Francis Bailey|nick=Arthur R. F. Bailey|appt=24 October, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 215}}|end=3 January, 1896<ref>Bailey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/67.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Harvey Pigott|nick=William H. Pigott|appt=1 September, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 242}}|ass=11 October, 1899|end=30 October, 1902|note=and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Harvey Pigott|nick=William H. Pigott|appt=1 September, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 242}}|ass=11 October, 1899|end=30 October, 1902|note=and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy Stuart St. John|nick=Percy S. St. John|appt=15 January, 1900|end=28 February, 1900|note=invalided, soon to die}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Percy Stuart St. John|nick=Percy S. St. John|appt=15 January, 1900|end=28 February, 1900|note=invalided, soon to die}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel Henry St. Croix Coxon|nick=Lionel H. St. C. Coxon|appt=1 October, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 245}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel Henry St. Croix Coxon|nick=Lionel H. St. C. Coxon|appt=1 October, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 245}}|end=August, 1904}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hastings Frank Shakespear|nick=Hastings F. Shakespear|appt=1 October, 1904{{NLJun06|p. 296}}|end=October, 1906 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hastings Frank Shakespear|nick=Hastings F. Shakespear|appt=1 October, 1904{{NLJun06|p. 296}}|end=1 October, 1906|note=and for Reserve}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=1 October, 1906<ref>Blunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 295}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=1 October, 1906<ref>Blunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 295}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edgar Robert Morant|nick=Edgar R. Morant|appt=29 November, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 295}}|end=8 December, 1910}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edgar Robert Morant|nick=Edgar R. Morant|appt=29 November, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 295}}|end=8 December, 1910}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Hepburn Brady|nick=Gerald H. Brady|appt=1 April, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 228}}|end=April, 1926|note=and in charge of Depot as Registrar, R.F.R.}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Hepburn Brady|nick=Gerald H. Brady|appt=1 April, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 228}}|end=April, 1926|note=and in charge of Depot as Registrar, R.F.R.}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Angus Scott|nick=John A. Scott|appt=April, 1926|end=May, 1928|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Angus Scott|nick=John A. Scott|appt=April, 1926|end=May, 1928|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger Leigh Wiles|nick=Roger L. Wiles|appt=27 March, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 225}}|ass=16 April, 1930|end=29 June, 1933|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Trevenen Wilson|nick=Charles T. Wilson|appt=16 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 227}}|end=21 November, 1930<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/52.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roger Leigh Wiles|nick=Roger L. Wiles|appt=27 March, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 225}}|ass=16 April, 1930|end=29 June, 1933|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Salvin Bowlby|nick=Hugh S. Bowlby|appt=16 June, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 224}}|end=July, 1934{{INF}}|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ivan Walter Whitehorn|nick=Ivan W. Whitehorn|appt=6 July, 1934|end=1936|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ivan Walter Whitehorn|nick=Ivan W. Whitehorn|appt=6 July, 1934|end=1936|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Aylmer Garnons-Williams|nick=Gerald A. Garnons-Williams|appt=24 July, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 224}}|end=|note=and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Gordon Hine|nick=Alfred G. Hine|appt=23 October, 1942<ref>Hine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>|end=|note=end date not clearly written at all}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Gordon Hine|nick=Alfred G. Hine|appt=23 October, 1942<ref>Hine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>|end=|note=end date not clearly written at all}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:06, 31 August 2024
| H.M.S. Cormorant (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1877[2] |
| Broken up: | 1949[3] |
H.M.S. Cormorant was one of five Osprey Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Gibraltar on 1 June, 1900.[4]
She served through much of the Dreadnought Era as the headquarters ship at Gibraltar.
Captains
- Commander James A. T. Bruce, 2 July, 1878[5] – 15 December, 1881 (invalided, injury to right shoulder)
- Commander Jasper E. T. Nicolls, 26 May, 1885[6] – 9 October, 1889 (died while in command)
- Lieutenant in Command Charles E. Kingsmill, 10 November, 1889 – 20 November, 1889
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur R. F. Bailey, 24 October, 1894[7] – 3 January, 1896[8]
- Captain William H. Pigott, 1 September, 1899[9] – 30 October, 1902 (and as Senior Officer, Gibraltar)
- Lieutenant & Commander Percy S. St. John, 15 January, 1900 – 28 February, 1900 (invalided, soon to die)
- Commander Lionel H. St. C. Coxon, 1 October, 1902[10] – August, 1904
- Commander Hastings F. Shakespear, 1 October, 1904[11] – 1 October, 1906 (and for Reserve)
- Commander William F. Blunt, 1 October, 1906[12][13]
- Commander Edgar R. Morant, 29 November, 1908[14] – 8 December, 1910
- Commander Charles T. Borrett, 8 December, 1910[15] – 16 December, 1912
- Acting Captain John Harvey, 13 December, 1912[16] – 29 October, 1917
- Commander Gerard C. Pigou, 1 May, 1922[17] – April, 1924 (and in charge of Depot)
- Commander Gerald H. Brady, 1 April, 1924[18] – April, 1926 (and in charge of Depot as Registrar, R.F.R.)
- Commander John A. Scott, April, 1926 – May, 1928 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Charles T. Wilson, 16 April, 1928[19] – 21 November, 1930[20] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Roger L. Wiles, 27 March, 1930[21] – 29 June, 1933 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Hugh S. Bowlby, 16 June, 1934[22] – July, 1934[Inference] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Ivan W. Whitehorn, 6 July, 1934 – 1936 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Gerald A. Garnons-Williams, 24 July, 1936[23] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Captain Alfred G. Hine, 23 October, 1942[24] (end date not clearly written at all)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 215.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/67. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 296.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 742.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/52. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 224.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
Bibliography
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