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==Service==
 
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Paid off at Devonport on 1 March, 1898{{NMI|Wednesday, Mar 02, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35453}} to be refitted for foreign service.{{NMI|Monday, Mar 14, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35463}}
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In May, 1906 it was ordered that three cruisers should tow the obsolete {{UK-Rinaldo}}, ''Philomel'' and {{UK-1Medusa}} from the Firth of Forth to the Motherbank, where they were to be moored.{{NMI|Friday, May 11, 1906; pg. 11; Issue 38017}}
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''Philomel'' relieved the {{UK-Venus|f=t}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]] in February, 1908, allowing ''Venus'' to join the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 28, 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38554}}
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''Philomel'' re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.{{NLJul13|p. 356}}
 
''Philomel'' re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.{{NLJul13|p. 356}}
  
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She re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 867}}
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She left Colombo on 14 October, 1912, bound for Bombay.{{MoS|Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030}}
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''Philomel'' arrived at Colombo under the command of Commander [[George Norman Ballard]] on 29 September 1913, and left on 2 October for Singapore.{{MoS|Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331}}
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From the start of the war through April, 1917, she operated as a training cruiser out of New Zealand under the command of Captain [[Percival Henry Hall Thompson|Percival H. Hall Thompson]], where operations took her to the Indian Ocean, the Suez and off the Syrian coast.{{ToL|Flag Changes|Tuesday, Nov 01, 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46279}}  In April, 1917
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The cruiser re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 867}} Presumably, this meant she was back in New Zealand, on account of her antiquated nature.
  
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She re-commissioned in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 March, 1921.{{NLJan23|p. 906}}
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She re-commissioned in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 March, 1921. By March 1925 she was serving as a training and depot ship at Auckland,{{NLApr25|p. 297}} serving there through at least mid-1937.{{NLJul37|p. 300}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=1 February, 1908<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>|end=3 June, 1909<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=1 February, 1908<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>|end=3 June, 1909<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 226.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Victor Gallafent Gurner|nick=Victor G. Gurner|appt=27 July, 1909<ref>Gurner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 97.</ref>|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Gurner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 97.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Victor Gallafent Gurner|nick=Victor G. Gurner|appt=27 July, 1909<ref>Gurner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 97.</ref>|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Gurner Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 97.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Norman Ballard|nick=George N. Ballard|appt=19 September, 1911{{NLJul14|p. 356}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Norman Litchfield Stanley|nick=Norman L. Stanley|appt=17 January, 1911{{NLApr11|p. 356}}|end=1911}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Norman Ballard|nick=George N. Ballard|appt=19 September, 1911{{NLJul14|p. 356}}|end=14 July, 1914}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percival Henry Hall Thompson|nick=P. H. Hall Thompson|appt=1 May, 1914|ass=15 July, 1914<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Philomel.htm Ship's Log.</ref>|end=9 April, 1917|note=and as Naval Adviser to New Zealand}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percival Henry Hall Thompson|nick=P. H. Hall Thompson|appt=1 May, 1914|ass=15 July, 1914<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Philomel.htm Ship's Log.</ref>|end=9 April, 1917|note=and as Naval Adviser to New Zealand}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Joseph Gordon Walsh|nick=Joseph G. Walsh|appt=5 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 953-8}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}} (retired)|name=Charles Joseph Keily|nick=Charles J. Keily|appt=April, 1917{{INF}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Joseph Gordon Walsh|nick=Joseph G. Walsh|appt=5 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 953-8}}|end=1 January, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Francis Nigel Miles|nick=Francis N. Miles|appt=11 May, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 297}}|end=1925}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=4 December, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 297}}|end=1926}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Elvington Addis|nick=Eric E. Addis|appt=22 December, 1926{{NLFeb29|p. 297}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=2 January, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 300}}|end=1933|note=and as Naval Officer in Charge, [[Auckland]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|nick=Basil C. B. Brooke|appt=10 November, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 300}}|note=and as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Bourdas Tinley|nick=Charles B. Tinley|appt=27 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|end=|note=and as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland}}
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Philomel.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
 
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Philomel.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 7 July 2021

H.M.S. Philomel (1890)
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 8 May, 1889[2]
Launched: 28 Aug, 1890[3]
Commissioned: 10 Nov, 1891[4]
Scuttled: 1949[5]

H.M.S. Philomel was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.

Service

Paid off at Devonport on 1 March, 1898[6] to be refitted for foreign service.[7]

In May, 1906 it was ordered that three cruisers should tow the obsolete Rinaldo, Philomel and Medusa from the Firth of Forth to the Motherbank, where they were to be moored.[8]

Philomel relieved the second class protected cruiser Venus on the Mediterranean Station in February, 1908, allowing Venus to join the Atlantic Fleet.[9]

Philomel re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.[10]

She left Colombo on 14 October, 1912, bound for Bombay.[11]

Philomel arrived at Colombo under the command of Commander George Norman Ballard on 29 September 1913, and left on 2 October for Singapore.[12]

From the start of the war through April, 1917, she operated as a training cruiser out of New Zealand under the command of Captain Percival H. Hall Thompson, where operations took her to the Indian Ocean, the Suez and off the Syrian coast.[13] In April, 1917

The cruiser re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.[14] Presumably, this meant she was back in New Zealand, on account of her antiquated nature.

She re-commissioned in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 March, 1921. By March 1925 she was serving as a training and depot ship at Auckland,[15] serving there through at least mid-1937.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 02, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35453.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 14, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35463.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 11, 1906; pg. 11; Issue 38017.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 28, 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38554.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 356.
  11. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030.
  12. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40331.
  13. ↑ "Flag Changes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 01, 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46279.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 242.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 242.
  19. ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
  20. ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
  21. ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 291.
  23. ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 92.
  24. ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 92.
  25. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  26. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  27. ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
  28. ↑ Gurner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 97.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 356.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 356.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 297.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 297.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 300.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 300.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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