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| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>Warrender Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1384.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=11 July, 1893{{NMI|Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999}}|end=c. 20 August, 1893{{INF}}|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Hope Robertson|nick=Charles H. Robertson|appt=10 July, 1900<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|end=21 August, 1900<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>Warrender Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1384.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1899]]}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Coare Kingsford|nick=Henry C. Kingsford|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Kingsford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 749.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Hope Robertson|nick=Charles H. Robertson|appt=10 July, 1900<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|end=21 August, 1900<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900]]}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Coare Kingsford|nick=Henry C. Kingsford|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Kingsford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 749.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Pigot Williams|nick=Hugh P. Williams|appt=1 October, 1901<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1409.</ref>|end=18 July, 1903<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1409.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Pigot Williams|nick=Hugh P. Williams|appt=1 October, 1901<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1409.</ref>|end=18 July, 1903<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1409.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|nick=Evelyn R. Le Marchant|appt=8 March, 1904<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 287/578.</ref>|end=12 December, 1904<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 287/578.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Evelyn Robert Le Marchant|nick=Evelyn R. Le Marchant|appt=8 March, 1904<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 287/578.</ref>|end=12 December, 1904<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 287/578.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 17 August 2018
| H.M.S. Brilliant (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.16 (1914) N.14 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jun, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1893[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Brilliant was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 April, 1906. In early 1908, she was attached to the Fourth Cruiser Squadron.[7]
In 1910, despite her advanced age, Brilliant was the best gunnery ship of the three tested in the Fourth Cruiser Squadron, scoring 52.52, compared to the average 41.888.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund S. Poë, 11 July, 1893[9] – c. 20 August, 1893[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 11 July, 1899[10] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Charles H. Robertson, 10 July, 1900[11] – 21 August, 1900[12] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Henry C. Kingsford, 16 July, 1901[13] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 1 October, 1901[14] – 18 July, 1903[15]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 8 March, 1904[16] – 12 December, 1904[17]
- Commander Philip Walter, 13 December, 1904[18][19] – 6 April, 1906[20]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 6 April, 1906[21][22] – 29 February, 1908[23]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 20 March, 1908[24] – 1910[25]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 1 April, 1910[26] – 15 December, 1911[27]
- Commander (retired) Robert E. Vaughan, August, 1914[28] – 12 September, 1914 (hospitalised)
- Captain (retired) Harold Christian, 13 September, 1914[29][30] – 1 October, 1915[31] (invalided from 9 July to 5 September 1915)
- Commander Colin K. MacLean, 9 July, 1915[32] – 5 September, 1915[33] (temporary)
- Commander (retired) William A. Cooke-Hurle, 5 September, 1915[34] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert E. Gore-Langton, 1 October, 1915[35] – 19 January, 1917[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander William H. H. S. Thomson, 19 January, 1917[37] – 14 January, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Maurice B. Leslie, 15 January, 1918 – 16 February, 1918 (temporary)
- Commander Alfred E. Godsal, – 24 April, 1918[38] (vessel sunk as blockship under his command)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 287.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 286.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 287.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 285.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Christian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/403. f. 482.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 129.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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