H.M.S. Bonaventure (1892)
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| H.M.S. Bonaventure (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.41 (1914) N.11 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 2 Dec, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Jul, 1894[5] |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Bonaventure was completed in 1894 as one of eight Astræa class cruisers, but served as a submarine depot ship in the Great War.
Service
Bonaventure was refitted as a depôt ship for submarines by April, 1907, commissioning at Haulbowline on the 2nd of the month under the command of Frank Brandt.[7]
Bonaventure was working with the Eighth Submarine Flotilla when she arrived at Portsmouth in July, 1912.[8]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1912.[9]
In mid-1913, she was in Harwich supporting the Sixth Submarine Flotilla and Seventh Submarine Flotilla.[10]
She paid off 17 October, 1919[11] and was sold on 12 April, 1920, to the Forth Ship Breaking Company, Bo'ness.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George A. Giffard, May, 1892[13] – before 7 March, 1893[14]
- Captain Frederick S. Inglefield, 2 January, 1896[15] – 4 May, 1897[16]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 5 May, 1897[17] – 12 August, 1897[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Robert A. J. Montgomerie, 3 March, 1898[19] – 31 May, 1900[20]
- Captain Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien, 18 April, 1900 – 15 July, 1900 (initially as acting Captain)
- Captain Charles J. Graves-Sawle, 1 May, 1900[21] – 4 March, 1902[22]
- Captain Robert G. Fraser, 3 December, 1903[23] – 5 November, 1904[24][25]
- Captain James E. C. Goodrich, 5 November, 1904[26] – 19 March, 1905[27]
- Captain Henry H. Torlesse, 1 May, 1905[28] – 7 May, 1906[29]
- Captain Frank Brandt, 2 April, 1907[30][31] – 17 November, 1909[32] (and for duty with S/Ms and in command of Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Albert P. Addison, 17 November, 1909[33] – 1910 (and for duty with S/Ms and in command of the Portsmouth Seagoing Flotilla)
- Captain Frank Brandt, 14 November, 1910[34][35] – June, 1912[36] (and for duty with S/Ms and in command of Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Stanley L. Willis, 15 October, 1912[37][38] – 21 October, 1915 (and for Submarines, and command of Fifth Submarine Flotilla and Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 21 October, 1915[39] – 20 June, 1916[40] (and in command of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Malcolm K. de M. Burgess, 20 June, 1916[41] (and in command of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Noel F. Laurence, October, 1918[42][43] – March, 1919[44] (and in command of Submarine flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles de Burgh, 5 March, 1919[45] – 10 August, 1919[46]
- Lieutenant Aubrey C. Bertie, 6 March, 1919[47] – August, 1919[Fact Check] (for Submarines and in command of Submarine flotilla)
- Commander Fitzroy H. D. Byron, 10 August, 1919[48][49] – 4 October, 1919[50] (and for duty with submarines)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 23 July 1912, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 735.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293..
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 199.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 199.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 343.
- ↑ Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 343.
- ↑ Graves-Sawle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 551.
- ↑ Graves-Sawle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 551.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 286.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 95.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 285.
- ↑ Torlesse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1314.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 286.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392l.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 Oct. 1912, p. 4.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391v.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 744.
- ↑ Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 744.
- ↑ Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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