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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In 1891, she was slated to soon be paid off and re-commissioned at Hong Kong, with Lieutenant [[John George Heugh]] being re-appointed in command.{{NLMar91|p.247}} | In 1891, she was slated to soon be paid off and re-commissioned at Hong Kong, with Lieutenant [[John George Heugh]] being re-appointed in command.{{NLMar91|p.247}} | ||
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| + | ''Rattler'' arrived at Gibraltar from the West Coast of Africa in mid-August, 1903. She was expected to leave on 17 August for Plymouth to pay off.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.</ref> | ||
In 1913, she was in Portsmouth to train stokers, attached to {{UK-Argonaut}}.{{NLMar13|p. 410-15}} | In 1913, she was in Portsmouth to train stokers, attached to {{UK-Argonaut}}.{{NLMar13|p. 410-15}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John George Heugh|nick=John G. Heugh|appt=4 January, 1890{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William Henry Maitland-Dougall|nick=William H. Maitland-Dougall|appt=5 May, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 226}}|end=4 January, 1890|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John George Heugh|nick=John G. Heugh|appt=4 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 248}}|end=2 March, 1893}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hugh Cotesworth|nick=Hugh Cotesworth|appt=2 March, 1893{{NLMar96|p. 253}}|ass=28 May, 1893|end=30 June, 1896}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=George Arthur Hardinge|nick=The Hon. George A. Hardinge|appt=18 August, 1896<ref>Hardinge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/187.|D7602126}} f. 219.</ref>{{NLFeb00|p. 288}}|end=30 June, 1900<ref>Hardinge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/187.|D7602126}} f. 219.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Tibbits|nick=Charles Tibbits|appt=14 February, 1901<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 297''a''}}|end=19 September, 1903<ref>Tibbits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Horace Leslie Vicary|nick=Horace L. Vicary|appt=January, 1916|end=May, 1916}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, 9 April 2019
| H.M.S. Rattler (1886) | |
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| Builder: | Armstrong Mitchell & Company, Elswick[1] |
| Launched: | 4 Aug, 1886 |
| Commissioned: | 5 May, 1887[2] |
| Sold: | 1924[3] |
H.M.S. Rattler was one of four Bramble class gunboats completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In 1891, she was slated to soon be paid off and re-commissioned at Hong Kong, with Lieutenant John George Heugh being re-appointed in command.[4]
Rattler arrived at Gibraltar from the West Coast of Africa in mid-August, 1903. She was expected to leave on 17 August for Plymouth to pay off.[5]
In 1913, she was in Portsmouth to train stokers, attached to Argonaut.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William H. Maitland-Dougall, 5 May, 1887[7] – 4 January, 1890
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. Heugh, 4 January, 1890[8] – 2 March, 1893
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh Cotesworth, 2 March, 1893[9] – 30 June, 1896
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 18 August, 1896[10][11] – 30 June, 1900[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles Tibbits, 14 February, 1901[13][14] – 19 September, 1903[15]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Horace L. Vicary, January, 1916 – May, 1916
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 247.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p.247.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 410-15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 253.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 288.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 297a.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
Bibliography
| Bramble Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rattler | Wasp | Lizard | Bramble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Curlew Class | Small Fry (UK) | H.M.S. Rattlesnake | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Albacore Class | Gunboats (UK) | Pigmy Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
