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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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+ | ''Blazer'' was renamed ''Charm'' at some point before April, 1915.{{NLApr15|p. 392''r''}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot: | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Blazer''"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CGunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin William Pitt|nick=Benjamin W. Pitt|appt=13 July, 1905{{NLJan08|p. 285}}|end=13 July, 1908}} | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{GunnerRN}} in Command|name=Benjamin Richardson|nick=Benjamin Richardson|appt=13 July, 1908{{NLApr10|p. 285}}|end=15 July, 1910}} | |
− | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{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>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command (retired)|name=Edward Davis|nick=Edward Davis|appt=24 February, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 392''m''}}|end=late 1916}} | ||
+ | {{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]]}} | ||
+ | {{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}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 29 August 2021
H.M.S. Blazer (1870) | |
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Pendant Number: | 5[1] |
Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
Launched: | 7 Dec, 1870[3] |
Sold: | 19 Aug, 1919[4] |
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.
- Chief Gunner in Command Benjamin W. Pitt, 13 July, 1905[7] – 13 July, 1908
- Gunner in Command Benjamin Richardson, 13 July, 1908[8] – 15 July, 1910
- Gunner in Command Charles E. Bryant, 15 July, 1910[9][10] – 15 June, 1912[11]
- Lieutenant in Command (retired) Edward Davis, 24 February, 1915[12] – late 1916
- Lieutenant in Command William Cooper, 18 September, 1915[13] – 18 November, 1916[Fact Check] (assumed command from Edward Davis)
- Lieutenant in Command (retired) Edward Davis, 24 February, 1915[14] (resumed command from William Cooper after 18 November, 1916)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 16, 1871; pg. 5; Issue 27012.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 285.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 285.
- ↑ Bryant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/811. f. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391u.
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