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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=24 October, 1901<ref>"Naval & military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Friday, 25 October 1901. (36595), p. 8.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=24 October, 1901<ref>"Naval & military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Friday, 25 October 1901. (36595), p. 8.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Allen Thomas Hunt|nick=Allen T. Hunt|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>|end=1 August, 1906<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Allen Thomas Hunt|nick=Allen T. Hunt|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>|end=1 August, 1906<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 354.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald William Vivian|nick=Gerald W. Vivian|appt=1 April, 1910<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 63.</ref>|end=24 April, 1912<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 63.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald William Vivian|nick=Gerald W. Vivian|appt=1 April, 1910<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 63.</ref>|end=24 April, 1912<ref>Vivian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 63.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:47, 4 November 2015
| H.M.S. Shearwater (1900) | |
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| Builder: | Sheerness DYd[1] |
| Laid down: | 1899[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Feb, 1900[3] |
| Completed: | 1900[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Oct, 1901[5] |
| Sold: | May, 1922[6] |
| Fate: | Mercantile |
In 1915, she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and became the submarine depot ship H.M.C.S. Shearwater.
Service
After leaving the Nore in early November, 1901 to relieve the destroyer Icarus on the Pacific Station, Shearwater ran aground in the Strait of Magellan on 19 January, 1902. Although a Court of Enquiry assigned no blame for the incident, the Admiralty scolded navigational lieutenant Conron.[7]
Captains
- Commander Charles H. Umfreville, 24 October, 1901[8]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 3 January, 1904[9] – 1 August, 1906[10]
- Commander Gerald W. Vivian, 1 April, 1910[11] – 24 April, 1912[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Adrian St. V. Keyes, 6 August, 1914Template:RCNLNov14 (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 376.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Conron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 512. In our PDF for Benjamin Wingate Barrow.
- ↑ "Naval & military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 25 October 1901. (36595), p. 8.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
Bibliography
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