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{{UK-2Comet}} and ''Blazer'' were put through trials over a measured mile in Stokes Bay off Portsmouth on 14-15 March, 1871 under the command of Captain [[Edward Bridges Rice|E. B. Rice]], achieving mean speeds of 8.741 and 8.734 knots, respectively.{{NMI|Thursday, Mar 16, 1871; pg. 5; Issue 27012}} 
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==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin William Pitt|nick=Benjamin W. Pitt|appt=13 July, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 285}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin Richardson|nick=Benjamin Richardson|appt=13 July, 1908{{NLApr10|p. 285}}|end=15 July, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command (retired)|name=Edward Davis|nick=Edward Davis|appt=24 February, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''kk''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Charles Edward Bryant|nick=Charles E. Bryant|appt=15 July, 1910<ref>Bryant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 285}}|end=15 June, 1912<ref>Bryant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/34/811.|}} f. 369.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=William Cooper|nick=William Cooper|ass=18 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 392''m''}}|end=18 November, 1916{{FC}}|note=assumed command from [[Edward Davis]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=William Cooper|nick=William Cooper|appt=18 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 392''m''}}|ass=late 1916{{INF}}|end=18 November, 1916{{FC}}|note=assumed command from [[Edward Davis]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} (retired)|name=Edward Davis|nick=Edward Davis|appt=24 February, 1915{{NLAug17|p. 391''u''}}|ass=18 November, 1916|note=resumed command from [[William Cooper]] after 18 November, 1916}}
 
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 29 August 2021

H.M.S. Blazer (1870)
Pendant Number: 5[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Launched: 7 Dec, 1870[3]
Sold: 19 Aug, 1919[4]
H.M.S. Blazer was one of six Ant class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Comet and Blazer were put through trials over a measured mile in Stokes Bay off Portsmouth on 14-15 March, 1871 under the command of Captain E. B. Rice, achieving mean speeds of 8.741 and 8.734 knots, respectively.[5]

Blazer was renamed Charm at some point before April, 1915.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 16, 1871; pg. 5; Issue 27012.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392r.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 285.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 285.
  9. ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 285.
  11. ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392m.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392m.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391u.

Bibliography


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