H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Sapphire (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.78 (1914) N.89 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Mar, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Feb, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Grays[7] |
Service
In early 1913, she was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by Skirmisher after Manœuvres.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Cecil F. Lambert, 3 January, 1905.[9]
- Captain Francis Gerald St. John, 19 December, 1912.[10]
- Captain Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court, .
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 372.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 372.
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