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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | *Captain [[John Scott Luard|John S. Luard]], 1 June, 1906.<ref>Luard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 313.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Burges Watson]], 1 February, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1891), p. 232.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Victor Gallafent Gurner|Victor G. Gurner]], 16 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> | + | * Captain [[John Scott Luard|John S. Luard]], 1 June, 1906.<ref>Luard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 313.</ref> |
| − | *{{CommRN}} [[Laurence Richard Oliphant|Laurence R. Oliphant]], 1 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Noel Grant]], 8 February, 1910.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 338.</ref> |
| + | * Captain [[Victor Gallafent Gurner|Victor G. Gurner]], 16 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> | ||
| + | * {{CommRN}} [[Laurence Richard Oliphant|Laurence R. Oliphant]], 1 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]], D.S.O, 15 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 829}} | * {{CaptRN}} [[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]], D.S.O, 15 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 829}} | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 26 February 2014
| H.M.S. Leander (1882) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Napier, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 Jun, 1880[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1882[3] |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1885[4] |
| Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Leander was completed in 1885 as one of four second class protected cruisers of the Leander class, but she served as a depot ship in the Great War.
Service
In June 1904 she completed conversion to a depot ship for destroyers.[6] In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, and was still there when the war started.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Burges Watson, 1 February, 1889.[7]
- Captain John S. Luard, 1 June, 1906.[8]
- Captain Noel Grant, 8 February, 1910.[9]
- Captain Victor G. Gurner, 16 December, 1912.[10]
- Commander Laurence R. Oliphant, 1 April, 1914.[11]
- Captain Francis A. Clutterbuck, D.S.O, 15 July, 1918.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1891), p. 232.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 337.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 829.
Bibliography
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