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.
Career
Bonaventure was refitted as a depôt ship by April, 1907. She was sold on 12 April, 1920, to the Forth Ship Breaking Company, Bo'ness.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George Augustus Giffard, May 1892.[8]
- Captain Frederick Samuel Inglefield, January 1896.[9]
- Captain Robert Archibald James Montgomerie, March 1898.[10]
- Captain Charles John Graves-Sawle, May 1900.[11]
- Captain James Edward Clifford Goodrich, October 1903.[12]
- Captain Henry Holland Torlesse, May 1905.[13]
- Captain Frank Brandt, April 1907.[14]
- Commander Stanley Lyte Willis, 15 October, 1912,[15] and in command of Fifth Submarine Flotilla and Sixth Submarine Flotilla.
- Captain Robert Grant Fraser, ?.[Fact Check]
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.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293..
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 287.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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