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− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=24 March, 1891<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=20 April, 1894<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=24 March, 1891<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=20 April, 1894<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Edward Meryon|nick=John E. Meryon|appt=16 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 236}}|ass=8 July, 1895|end=16 March, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=16 March, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 April, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=16 March, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 April, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=4 November, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 February, 1898<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|note=and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=4 November, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 February, 1898<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|note=and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Harry L. F. Royle|appt=15 December, 1899{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert William Summer Gibson|nick=Herbert W. S. Gibson|appt=15 December, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 265}}|end=|note=and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments, Sydney}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gorham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Harry L. F. Royle|appt=15 December, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 273}}|end=19 August, 1902|note=and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John George Mostyn Field|nick=John G. M. Field|appt=1 April, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 276}}|end=|note=and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments at Sydney}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gorham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt=8 February, 1904<ref>Hewitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>|end=26 October, 1904<ref>Hewitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>|note=invalided to England for operation}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Lionel Dent|nick=Douglas L. Dent|appt=9 November, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 335}}|end=}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 09:58, 6 April 2018
H.M.S. Katoomba (1889) | |
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Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[1] |
Laid down: | 15 Aug, 1888[2] |
Launched: | 27 Aug, 1889[3] |
Commissioned: | 24 Mar, 1891[4] |
Sold: | 1906[5] |
H.M.S. Katoomba was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 24 March, 1891[6] – 20 April, 1894[7]
- Captain John E. Meryon, 16 May, 1895[8] – 16 March, 1897
- Acting Captain Arthur W. Carter, 16 March, 1897[9] – 21 April, 1897[10]
- Acting Captain Arthur W. Carter, 4 November, 1897[11] – 21 February, 1898[12] (and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 15 December, 1897[13] (and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain Harry L. F. Royle, 15 December, 1899[14] – 19 August, 1902 (and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain John G. M. Field, 1 April, 1902[15] (and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments at Sydney)
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 8 February, 1904[16] – 26 October, 1904[17] (invalided to England for operation)
- Commander Douglas L. Dent, 9 November, 1904[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 236.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 265.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 276.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 335.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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