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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Esk''''' was one of twelve [[Medina Class Gunboat (1876)|''Medina'' Class flatiron gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Esk''''' was one of twelve [[Medina Class Gunboat (1876)|''Medina'' Class flatiron gunboats]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | In March 1883, ''Esk'' was at Hong Kong, with Gunner [[Henry Douglas Capper|Henry D. Capper]] appointed to her from 23 February, 1881, though he was borne in {{UK-VictorEmanuel}} and was not noted as being "in Command".{{NLMar83|p. 209}} | ||
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| + | In mid-1884, ''Esk'' was at Hong Kong, with Gunner [[William Sledge]] appointed to her, though he was borne in {{UK-VictorEmanuel}} and was not noted as being "in Command". | ||
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Re-commissioned at Ichang on 30 January, 1898.{{NLFeb00|p. 249}} | Re-commissioned at Ichang on 30 January, 1898.{{NLFeb00|p. 249}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Esk''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Esk''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Dickson Ravenhill|nick=Arthur H. D. Ravenhill|appt=15 August, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 218}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Edward Rooper|nick=Henry E. Rooper|appt=12 December, 1883<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/363.|D7601707}} f. ?.</ref>|end=3 February, 1884<ref>Rooper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/363.|D7601707}} f. ?.</ref>|note=temporary}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Paris Barton|nick=Herbert P. Barton|appt=21 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 222}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Thomas Erskine Cochrane|nick=Thomas E. Cochrane|appt=1 October, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 209}}|end=|note=lent from {{UK-1Audacious}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Chadwick|nick=Charles Chadwick|appt=11 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 249}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Dickson Ravenhill|nick=Arthur H. D. Ravenhill|appt=15 August, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 218}}|end=31 December, 1894}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=1 May, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 253}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Paris Barton|nick=Herbert P. Barton|appt=21 January, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 222}}|end=11 January, 1897}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Chadwick|nick=Charles Chadwick|appt=11 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 249}}|end=1 May, 1900}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=1 May, 1900<ref>Blunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>{{NLJan01|p. 253}}|end=26 October, 1901<ref>Blunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Wyndham Forbes|nick=Wyndham Forbes|appt=1 November, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 253}}|end=1 July, 1902}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:20, 10 September 2021
| H.M.S. Esk (1877) | |
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| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1] |
| Launched: | 28 Apr, 1877[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1903[2] |
Service
In March 1883, Esk was at Hong Kong, with Gunner Henry D. Capper appointed to her from 23 February, 1881, though he was borne in Victor Emanuel and was not noted as being "in Command".[3]
In mid-1884, Esk was at Hong Kong, with Gunner William Sledge appointed to her, though he was borne in Victor Emanuel and was not noted as being "in Command".
Re-commissioned at Ichang on 30 January, 1898.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry E. Rooper, 12 December, 1883[5] – 3 February, 1884[6] (temporary)
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas E. Cochrane, 1 October, 1884[7] (lent from Audacious)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur H. D. Ravenhill, 15 August, 1892[8] – 31 December, 1894
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert P. Barton, 21 January, 1895[9] – 11 January, 1897
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Chadwick, 11 January, 1897[10] – 1 May, 1900
- Lieutenant & Commander William F. Blunt, 1 May, 1900[11][12] – 26 October, 1901[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander Wyndham Forbes, 1 November, 1901[14] – 1 July, 1902
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 249.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/363. f. ?.
- ↑ Rooper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/363. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 249.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 253.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 253.
Bibliography
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