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| + | ''Waterwitch'' arrived at Brisbane on 16 June, 1897 and would depart for Cooktown on the 20th.{{NMI|17 June 1897, p. 9}} | ||
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| + | She arrived at Cairns on 26 October, 1897 and left on the 28th.{{NMI|27 Oct. 1897, p. 6}} | ||
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| + | She left Sydney on 31 March, 1898.{{NMI|29 Mar. 1898, p. 11}} | ||
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| + | She left Sydney on 14 May, 1898.{{NMI|16 May 1898, p. 12}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=James William Combe|nick=James W. Combe|appt=12 June, 1894|end=21 April, 1897}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=James William Combe|nick=James W. Combe|appt=12 June, 1894|end=21 April, 1897}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Willoughby Pudsey Dawson|nick=Willoughby P. Dawson|appt=mid 1897{{NMI|17 June 1897, p. 9}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Owen Lyne|nick=William O. Lyne|appt=16 February, 1900{{NMI|19 Feb. 1900, p. 9}}|end=|note=Dawson appears to still be in command in May}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Clifford Hardy|nick=Ernest C. Hardy|appt=c. 1902{{NMI|30 May 1902, p. 10}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Woodyear Glennie|nick=Robert W. Glennie|appt=c. 1906{{ToL|Vice-Admiral Glennie|15 Apr. 1930, p. 18}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Percy Douglas|nick=Henry P. Douglas|appt=c. early 1908{{NMI|5 May 1908, p. 14}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Algernon Reyne|nick=Frederick A. Reyne|appt=29 January, 1912{{NavAppts|8 Jan. 1912, p. 10}}|end=September, 1912}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Algernon Reyne|nick=Frederick A. Reyne|appt=29 January, 1912{{NavAppts|8 Jan. 1912, p. 10}}|end=September, 1912}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 9 February 2021
| H.M.S. Waterwitch (1878) | |
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| Launched: | 1878 |
| Collision: | 1 Sep, 1912 |
H.M.S. Waterwitch was a wooden survey vessel purchased by the Royal Navy in 1893.
Service
Waterwitch arrived at Brisbane on 16 June, 1897 and would depart for Cooktown on the 20th.[1]
She arrived at Cairns on 26 October, 1897 and left on the 28th.[2]
She left Sydney on 31 March, 1898.[3]
She left Sydney on 14 May, 1898.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander James W. Combe, 12 June, 1894 – 21 April, 1897
- Lieutenant & Commander Willoughby P. Dawson, mid 1897[5]
- Lieutenant & Commander William O. Lyne, 16 February, 1900[6] (Dawson appears to still be in command in May)
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest C. Hardy, c. 1902[7]
- Commander Robert W. Glennie, c. 1906[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry P. Douglas, c. early 1908[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick A. Reyne, 29 January, 1912[10] – September, 1912
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 June 1897, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Oct. 1897, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 29 Mar. 1898, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 16 May 1898, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 June 1897, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 30 May 1902, p. 10.
- ↑ "Vice-Admiral Glennie." The Times (London, England), 15 Apr. 1930, p. 18.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 May 1908, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Jan. 1912, p. 10.
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