H.M.S. Thames (1885)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Thames (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.43 (1914) N.97 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Apr, 1884[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Dec, 1885[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1888[5] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Thames was completed in 1888 as one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class, but served in the war as a submarine depot ship.
Service
Completed conversion to a depot ship in July, 1903.[6]
Paid off at the Nore, 23 December, 1919.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles B. Theobald, 4 July, 1888[8] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Wollaston C. Karslake, July, 1889[9] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Robert W. Craigie, 11 July, 1893[10] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 24 July, 1895[11] – 28 August, 1895[12] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Herbert A. Warren, 11 July, 1899[13][14] – 22 August, 1899[15] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Arthur C. Clarke, 16 July, 1901[16] (for manœuvres)
- Captain Henry L. Fleet, March 21, 1902[17]
- Captain Reginald H. S. Bacon, 20 July, 1903[18] – 21 October, 1904[19]
- Captain Edgar Lees, 21 October, 1904[20] (Inspecting Captain of Submarine Boats)
- Commander Frank Brandt, 12 November, 1906[21][22] – 2 April, 1907[23] (and for duty with Submarine Boats)
- Commander William R. Napier, 14 July, 1909[24][25] – 21 November, 1911[26] (For duty with Submarines and in Command of Flotilla)
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 23 November, 1911[27] (For duty with Submarines and in Command of Flotilla)
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. Brodie, 1 January, 1913[28][29] – 14 January, 1914[30]
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 14 January, 1914[31]
- Commander George B. Lewis, 10 February, 1915[32] – 1 November, 1915[33][34] (in command of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla)
- Acting Commander Tom K. Triggs, 1 November, 1915[35] (in command of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla)
- Lieutenant in Command (retired) Charles W. L. Meynell, 6 September, 1917[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. Gill, 21 November, 1917[37] (and for command of S/M flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles S. Benning, 7 May, 1919[38] (And in Charge of Periscope School.)
- Lieutenant Joseph F. Dunne, November 1919[39] (Appointed to Thames on 28 June, 1919.)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 872.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 13.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 290.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 290.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 22 March, 1902. Issue 36722, col B, p. 14.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 385.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ Brandt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 385.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 918.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 917.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 872.
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