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| − | * {{CaptRN}} [[Cecil Foley Lambert|Cecil F. Lambert]], 3 January, 1905.<ref>Lambert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 279.</ref> | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Cecil Foley Lambert|Cecil F. Lambert]], 3 January, 1905.<ref>Lambert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 279.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 5 January, 1909.<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 361.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair]], 5 January, 1909.<ref>Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 361.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]], 19 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 372.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]], 19 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 372.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]], . | + | * Captain [[Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court]], . |
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Revision as of 17:19, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Sapphire (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.78 (1914) N.89 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Mar, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Feb, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Grays[7] |
H.M.S. Sapphire was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
In early 1913, Sapphire was with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, but was ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by Skirmisher after Manœuvres.[8]
She paid off at Sheerness on 30 April, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Cecil F. Lambert, 3 January, 1905.[10]
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 5 January, 1909.[11]
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 19 December, 1912.[12]
- Captain Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, .
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 861.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 279.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 372.
Bibliography
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