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| + | ''Basilisk'' commissioned at Sheerness on 24 June, 1890.{{NLMar92|p. 202}} She was sent to relieve Cdr. [[Henry Charles Bigge|H. C. Bigge]]'s composite gun-vessel [[H.M.S. Flamingo (1876)|''Flamingo'']], which was then to return to England to be dismantled.{{NMI|21 Aug. 1890, p. 8}} They were to rendezvous at Pernambuco. | ||
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| + | {{UK-1Nymphe}}'s captain was thought to have been at fault after she collided with the ''Basilisk'' around early 1901. | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lewis Edmund Wintz|nick=Lewis E. Wintz|appt=24 June, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 202}}|end=9 November, 1893|precBy=New Command}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Berkeley Elwyn|nick=Henry B. Elwyn|appt=18 July, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}}|end=29 August, 1894|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Charles Woods|nick=Arthur C. Woods|appt=10 December, 1895|end=January, 1896}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Charles Woods|nick=Arthur C. Woods|appt=10 December, 1895|end=January, 1896}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Percy Ashe|nick=Edward P. Ashe|appt=January, 1896<ref>Ashe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 44.</ref>{{NLOct98|p. 228}}|end=3 June, 1899<ref>Ashe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 44.</ref>|note=loaned to ''Retribution'' from 14 August to 9 October, 1896}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Percy Ashe|nick=Edward P. Ashe|appt=January, 1896<ref>Ashe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 44.</ref>{{NLOct98|p. 228}}|end=3 June, 1899<ref>Ashe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/39.|D7578769}} f. 44.</ref>|note=loaned to ''Retribution'' from 14 August to 9 October, 1896}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 4 May 2020
| H.M.S. Basilisk (1889) | |
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| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 May, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Apr, 1889[3] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1889[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Jun, 1890[5] |
| Sold: | 1905[6] |
Service
Basilisk commissioned at Sheerness on 24 June, 1890.[7] She was sent to relieve Cdr. H. C. Bigge's composite gun-vessel Flamingo, which was then to return to England to be dismantled.[8] They were to rendezvous at Pernambuco.
Nymphe's captain was thought to have been at fault after she collided with the Basilisk around early 1901.
Captains
- Captain Lewis E. Wintz, 24 June, 1890[9] – 9 November, 1893
- Commander Henry B. Elwyn, 18 July, 1894[10] – 29 August, 1894 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Commander Arthur C. Woods, 10 December, 1895 – January, 1896
- Commander Edward P. Ashe, January, 1896[11][12] – 3 June, 1899[13] (loaned to Retribution from 14 August to 9 October, 1896)
- Captain Arthur Dodgson, 22 March, 1900[14] – 31 December, 1901
- Commander George Couper, 11 January, 1902[15] – 5 May, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. Humfrey, 15 April, 1904[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 197.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 202.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 21 Aug. 1890, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 202.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 228.
- ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 283.
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