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{{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}} | ||
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{{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}} | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 29 November 2018
| 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 Jasper E. T. Nicolls, 26 May, 1885[5] – 9 October, 1889 (died while in command)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur R. F. Bailey, 24 October, 1894[6] – 8 May, 1896 (bad health at end)
- Captain William H. Pigott, 1 September, 1899[7] – 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[8] – August, 1904
- Commander Hastings F. Shakespear, 1 October, 1904[9] – 1 October, 1906 (and for Reserve)
- Commander William F. Blunt, 1 October, 1906[10][11]
- Commander Edgar R. Morant, 29 November, 1908[12] – 8 December, 1910
- Commander Charles T. Borrett, 8 December, 1910[13] – 16 December, 1912
- Acting Captain John Harvey, 13 December, 1912[14] – 29 October, 1917
- Commander Gerard C. Pigou, 1 May, 1922[15] – April, 1924 (and in charge of Depot)
- Commander Gerald H. Brady, 1 April, 1924[16] – 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[17] – 16 April, 1930[Inference] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Roger L. Wiles, 27 March, 1930[18] – 29 June, 1933 (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Commander Hugh S. Bowlby, 16 June, 1934[19] – 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[20] (and as Assistant to Maintenance Captain)
- Captain Alfred G. Hine, 23 October, 1942[21] (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. (February, 1888). p. 203.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 215.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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