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{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Charles Gordon Brodie|nick=Charles G. Brodie|appt=1 January, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 385}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Charles Gordon Brodie|nick=Charles G. Brodie|appt=1 January, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 385}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Robinson Palmer|nick=Alexander R. Palmer|appt=14 January, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 382}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Robinson Palmer|nick=Alexander R. Palmer|appt=14 January, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 382}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Bridges Lewis|nick=George B. Lewis|appt=10 February, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}}|note= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Bridges Lewis|nick=George B. Lewis|appt=10 February, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}}|note=in command of the {{UK-SF|5}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Tom Kenneth Triggs|nick=Tom K. Triggs|appt=1 November, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''pp''}}|note= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Tom Kenneth Triggs|nick=Tom K. Triggs|appt=1 November, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 398''pp''}}|note=in command of the {{UK-SF|5}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Wilfrid Lindley Meynell|nick=Charles W. L. Meynell|appt=6 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''i''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Wilfrid Lindley Meynell|nick=Charles W. L. Meynell|appt=6 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''i''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Dale Gill|nick=Henry D. Gill|appt=21 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 918}}|note=and for command of S/M flotilla}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Dale Gill|nick=Henry D. Gill|appt=21 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 918}}|note=and for command of S/M flotilla}} | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 10 June 2014
| H.M.S. Thames (1885) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.43 (1914) N.97 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Apr, 1884[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Dec, 1885[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1888[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Thames was completed in 1888 as one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class, but served in the war as a submarine depot ship.
Service
Completed conversion to a depot ship in July, 1903.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 24 July, 1895[7] (for manœuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. Brodie, 1 January, 1913[8]
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 14 January, 1914[9]
- Commander George B. Lewis, 10 February, 1915[10] (in command of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla)
- Acting Commander Tom K. Triggs, 1 November, 1915[11] (in command of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla)
- Lieutenant in Command (retired) Charles W. L. Meynell, 6 September, 1917[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. Gill, 21 November, 1917[13] (and for command of S/M flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 918.
Bibliography
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