H.M.S. Antelope (1893)
| H.M.S. Antelope (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act |
| Laid down: | 21 Oct, 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Jul, 1893[3] |
| Completed: | 18 Jul, 1894[4] |
| Sold: | 27 May, 1919[5] |
Service
In August 1891, her construction continued after a fifteen month hiatus. The Times was by now referring to the entire Sharpshooter class as being "notoriously unsuccessful."[6]
On 19 January 1894, she was taken outside Plymouth breakwater for an eight hours trial of her machinery. Despite very low expectations, this trial delivered 17 knots in heavy seas and a force five wind.[7]
Unlike her surviving sisters, Antelope was not converted to a minesweeper during the first decade of the twentieth century. Instead reduced to harbour service in 1910, first as a tender to Mercury to support submarines,[8] and eventually serving at Devonport as a training ship. She was sold to T. R. Sales for breaking up on 27 May, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Scott W. A. H. Gray, 18 July, 1894 – 1 October, 1894 (for manoeuvres)
- Commander George F. Glennie, 15 June, 1897 – 26 July, 1897 (lent for manoeuvres)
- Commander Oliver A. Stokes, 4 May, 1899[10][11] – 4 May, 1902[12]
- Commander Henry A. Phillipps, 4 May, 1902[13] – 23 August, 1902
- Commander William C. M. Nicholson, 10 September, 1902[14][15] – 30 November, 1904[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Joseph A. Shuter, 21 June, 1910[17] – 18 April, 1912[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 14, 1891; pg. 8; Issue 33403.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 20, 1894; pg. 5; Issue 34166.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 24, 1910; pg. 8; Issue 39228.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 224.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1243.
- ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 225.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 273.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 278.
- ↑ Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
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