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''Sharpshooter{{'}}''s machinery, like many of her sisters', was a source of constant trouble. An eight-hours steam trial on 30 September 1890 was abbreviated by a mishap to her starboard engine.{{NMI|Wednesday, Oct 01, 1890; pg. 7; Issue 33131}} A re-try on 10 October went much better, yielding speeds of 16.5 knots for the entire eight hour duration.{{NMI|Saturday, Oct 11, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33140}} | ''Sharpshooter{{'}}''s machinery, like many of her sisters', was a source of constant trouble. An eight-hours steam trial on 30 September 1890 was abbreviated by a mishap to her starboard engine.{{NMI|Wednesday, Oct 01, 1890; pg. 7; Issue 33131}} A re-try on 10 October went much better, yielding speeds of 16.5 knots for the entire eight hour duration.{{NMI|Saturday, Oct 11, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33140}} | ||
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| + | Until her participation in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]], her frequent steam trials and dockyard visits occur under the command of no specifically mentioned officer. Toward the end of those, on 14 August, her fires were extinguished and shipped fully seventy tons of water. A similar fate had nearly befalled {{UK-Skipjack}}, and it was reported that "it is the univeral opinion amongst naval officers who have had experience of the ''Sharpshooter'' class that the vessels are unfit for active service owing to the weakness of their engines and boilers."{{NMI|Friday, Aug 19, 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33721}} | ||
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''Sharpshooter'' was hulked in 1904 for instructional duties and renamed ''Northampton''. | ''Sharpshooter'' was hulked in 1904 for instructional duties and renamed ''Northampton''. | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 16 August 2018
| H.M.S. Sharpshooter (1888) | |
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| Builder: | Devonport DYd[1] |
| Laid down: | 13 Jan, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 30 Nov, 1888[3] |
| Completed: | Aug, 1889[4] |
| Hulked: | 1904[5] |
Service
Sharpshooter's machinery, like many of her sisters', was a source of constant trouble. An eight-hours steam trial on 30 September 1890 was abbreviated by a mishap to her starboard engine.[6] A re-try on 10 October went much better, yielding speeds of 16.5 knots for the entire eight hour duration.[7]
Until her participation in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1892, her frequent steam trials and dockyard visits occur under the command of no specifically mentioned officer. Toward the end of those, on 14 August, her fires were extinguished and shipped fully seventy tons of water. A similar fate had nearly befalled Skipjack, and it was reported that "it is the univeral opinion amongst naval officers who have had experience of the Sharpshooter class that the vessels are unfit for active service owing to the weakness of their engines and boilers."[8]
Sharpshooter was hulked in 1904 for instructional duties and renamed Northampton.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Lionel de L. Wells, 21 July, 1892[9][10] – 22 September, 1892[11] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Commander William Ricketts, 15 September, 1894[12]
- Commander Arthur Dodgson, 21 January, 1895[13] – 20 July, 1897 (in lieu of a Lieutenant, sick at end)
- Lieutenant & Commander John I. Pocock, 6 September, 1898[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick W. Loane, 1 March, 1900[15] – 19 October, 1900 (lent)
- Lieutenant & Commander Benjamin J. Blower, 29 November, 1900[16] – 31 March, 1903
- Lieutenant & Commander Edgar R. Morant, 21 July, 1903[17] – 18 August, 1903 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant & Commander Wyndham Forbes, 14 July, 1904[18] – 24 September, 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Commander Llewellyn Griffiths, 19 October, 1904[19][20] – 8 February, 1905[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Oscar M. Makins, 7 February, 1905 – 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Joseph Sanders, 28 February, 1905[22] – 10 November, 1908[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry Luxmoore, June, 1906 – c. July, 1906 (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander George D. Jephson, 10 November, 1908[23] – 1 January, 1910
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald Henniker-Heaton, 1 January, 1910[24][25] – 8 January, 1912[26]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas J. S. Lyne, 8 January, 1912 – June, 1912
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 305.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 01, 1890; pg. 7; Issue 33131.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 11, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33140.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 19, 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33721.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 08, 1895; pg. 6; Issue 34468.
- ↑ Wells Service Refcord. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/619. f. 1389.
- ↑ Wells Service Refcord. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/619. f. 1389.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 23, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 303.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 375.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
Bibliography
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