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'''H.M.S. ''Encounter''''' was one of two [[Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)|''Challenger'' class cruisers]] completed in 1904 and 1905. | '''H.M.S. ''Encounter''''' was one of two [[Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)|''Challenger'' class cruisers]] completed in 1904 and 1905. | ||
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She spent her first six years in [[Royal Navy]] service in the [[Australia Station]] before being transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] as '''H.M.A.S. ''Encounter''''' on 1 July, 1912.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 948.</ref> | She spent her first six years in [[Royal Navy]] service in the [[Australia Station]] before being transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] as '''H.M.A.S. ''Encounter''''' on 1 July, 1912.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 948.</ref> | ||
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Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
*{{CaptRN}} [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby]], 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | *{{CaptRN}} [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby]], 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
| − | *Captain [[Henry Venn Wood Elliott]], December 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Henry Venn Wood Elliott]], December, 1905.{{MackieRNW}} |
*Captain [[Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|Herbert A. S. Fyler]], 1 January, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 309.</ref> | *Captain [[Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|Herbert A. S. Fyler]], 1 January, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 309.</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[Philip Howard Colomb]], March 1909.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Philip Howard Colomb]], March, 1909.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Spencer Allen Hickley]], April 1911.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Spencer Allen Hickley]], April, 1911.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers]], July 1912.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers]], July, 1912.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Arthur Gordon Smith]], March 1913.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Arthur Gordon Smith]], March, 1913.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Charles La Primaudaye Lewin]], January 1914.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[Charles La Primaudaye Lewin]], January, 1914.{{MackieRNW}} |
*Captain [[Claude Lionel Cumberlege]], January, 1916 to October, 1916.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | *Captain [[Claude Lionel Cumberlege]], January, 1916 to October, 1916.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.cumberbatch/C%20L%20Cumberlege.htm Cumberbatch Family History]</ref> | ||
| − | *Captain [[John B. Stevenson]], October 1916.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *Captain [[John Bryan Stevenson|John B. Stevenson]], October, 1916.{{MackieRNW}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 14 January 2014
| H.M.S. Encounter (1902) | |
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| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 28 Jan, 1901[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Jun, 1902[3] |
| Commissioned: | 21 Nov, 1905[4] |
| to R.A.N.: | Jul, 1912[5] |
| Fate: | Scuttled Sep 1932[6] |
H.M.S. Encounter was one of two Challenger class cruisers completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
She spent her first six years in Royal Navy service in the Australia Station before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy as H.M.A.S. Encounter on 1 July, 1912.[7]
Encounter was the first ship in the fledgling navy to fire in anger when she bombarded Toma Ridge on 14 September, 1914..
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Cecil Fiennes Thursby, 1905.[8]
- Captain Henry Venn Wood Elliott, December, 1905.[9]
- Captain Herbert A. S. Fyler, 1 January, 1908.[10]
- Captain Philip Howard Colomb, March, 1909.[11]
- Captain Spencer Allen Hickley, April, 1911.[12]
- Captain Bertram Mordaunt Chambers, July, 1912.[13]
- Captain Arthur Gordon Smith, March, 1913.[14]
- Captain Charles La Primaudaye Lewin, January, 1914.[15]
- Captain Claude Lionel Cumberlege, January, 1916 to October, 1916.[16]
- Captain John B. Stevenson, October, 1916.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 948.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 309.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cumberbatch Family History
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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