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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Gnat'' (1915)|fate2=in Mediterranean
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|fatedate=12 Oct, 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|fatedate=12 Oct, 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|name=Gnat
 
|name=Gnat
 
|launch=3 Dec, 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|launch=3 Dec, 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}}
|builder=[[Lobnitz]]{{DittColl|p. 106}}
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|builder=[[Lobnitz & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|fate=Torpedoed
 
|fate=Torpedoed
 
|pend=P.97 (Jan 1916)<br>P.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}}
 
|pend=P.97 (Jan 1916)<br>P.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Gnat''''' was one of 12 gunboats of the [[Insect Class Gunboat (1915)|Insect class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Gnat''''' was one of twelve gunboats of the [[Insect Class Gunboat (1915)|"Insect" class]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
She commissioned at Abadan on 24 April, 1916.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
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''Gnat'' was commissioned at Abadan on 24 April, 1916.{{NLOct35|p. 244}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Gnat''">
* {{LCommRN}} [[Cosmo B. Hastings]], D.S.O., 27 July, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|nick=Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener|appt=5 February, 1916|end=24 October, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Francis Beckham Handley|nick=Harold F. B. Handley|appt=27 November, 1917|end=3 December, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|nick=Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener|appt=21 December, 1917|end=29 January, 1918|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Lord Hodson|nick=Gerald L. Hodson|appt=7 May, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 803}}|end=11 May, 1920}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cosmo Bowyer Hastings|nick=Cosmo B. Hastings|appt=27 July, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 781}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Keith Adam|nick=Charles K. Adam|appt=20 January, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 763}}|end=February, 1924<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/48.|D7605459}} f. 47.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''I ''Fr.''''')|name=Napier Robert Peploe|nick=Napier R. Peploe|appt=1 February, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 242}}|end=18 October, 1925<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>|note=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Benedict Spurgin|nick=John B. Spurgin|appt=18 October, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 242}}<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>|ass=10 December, 1925<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>|end=1927<ref>Spurgin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/8.|D7605095}}  f. 360.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Montague Wriothesley Noel|nick=Montague W. Noel|appt=December, 1927{{NavAppts|8 Oct. 1927, p. 16}}{{NLFeb29|p. 242}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Campbell Hulton|nick=Edward C. Hulton|appt=21 September, 1929<ref>Hulton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 243}}|end=22 October, 1931<ref>Hulton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Guy Douglas Wetherfield|nick=John G. D. Wetherfield|appt=11 August, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 243}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harry Wetherherd Sharpe|nick=Harry W. Sharpe|appt=8 February, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 244}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gnat_(1915)}}
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-11-HMS_Gnat.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gnat_(1915)}}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 30 November 2021

H.M.S. Gnat (1915)
Pendant Number: P.97 (Jan 1916)
P.94 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Lobnitz & Company[2]
Ordered: 2 15[3]
Launched: 3 Dec, 1915[4]
Torpedoed: 12 Oct, 1941[5]
Fate: in Mediterranean
H.M.S. Gnat was one of twelve gunboats of the "Insect" class.

Service

Gnat was commissioned at Abadan on 24 April, 1916.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 244.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 803.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 781.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 763.
  10. Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/48. f. 47.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 242.
  12. Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 242.
  14. Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  15. Spurgin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/8. f. 360.
  16. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1927, p. 16.
  17. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 242.
  18. Hulton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/108. f. 108.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 243.
  20. Hulton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/108. f. 108.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 243.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 244.

Bibliography


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