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Revision as of 19:44, 18 January 2018
| H.M.S. Thetis (1890) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.85 (1914) P.0C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson, Glasgow[2] |
| Laid down: | 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 13 Dec, 1890[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Thetis was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth 1 August, 1907. In mid-1913, operating with Second Fleet's Minelayer Squadron.[7]
Distinguishing Signs
In March 1914, the ship was (as was Skipjack) to carry one red band on first funnel and one white band on after funnel.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William C. C. Forsyth, 21 July, 1892[9] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Thomas MacGill, 17 July, 1893[10] – 28 August, 1893[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Daniel McN. Riddel, 18 July, 1894 – 1 October, 1894 (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Daniel McN. Riddel, 8 July, 1896 – 1 January, 1897 (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Robert S. Rolleston, 15 June, 1897[12] – 29 July, 1897[13] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain George M. Henderson, 15 February, 1898[14][15] – 30 June, 1899[16]
- Captain William S. Rees, 21 June, 1899[17] – 8 June, 1901[18]
- Captain Julian C. A. Wilkinson, 25 November, 1902[19] – 12 July, 1905[20] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 13 July, 1905[21] – 6 December, 1906[22]
- Captain The Hon. Stanhope Hawke, 7 December, 1906[23] – 24 March, 1907[24]
- Captain Herbert Chatterton, 1 August, 1907[25][26] – 13 September, 1909[27]
- Commander Reginald F. Parker, 13 September, 1909[28] – 15 January, 1910
- Commander Francis C. Brown, 25 January, 1910[29][30] – 30 January, 1912[31]
- Commander Valentine E. B. Phillimore, 30 January, 1912[32][33] – 30 January, 1914[34]
- Commander William G. A. Kennedy, 30 January, 1914[35] – 8 March, 1915
- Commander Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd, – 24 April, 1918[36] (vessel sunk as blockship under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 924 of 6 Mar, 1914.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 79.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 79.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 303.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
- ↑ Rees Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 436.
- ↑ Rees Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 436.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 668.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 668.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 225.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Chatterton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 385.
- ↑ Chatterton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 386.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 386.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 129.
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