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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399'f''}}|end=October, 1917|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399'f''}}|end=October, 1917|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Russell Alfred Bell-Syer|nick=Russell A. Bell-Syer|appt=25 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 943}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Russell Alfred Bell-Syer|nick=Russell A. Bell-Syer|appt=25 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 943}}|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|nick=Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes|appt=22 January, 1919<ref>Jukes Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/160.| | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|nick=Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes|appt=22 January, 1919<ref>Jukes Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/160.|}} f. 364.</ref>|end=January, 1921{{NMI|20 July 1921, p. 6}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Corlett|nick=Geoffrey Corlett|appt=1 April, 1921{{NavAppts|8 Dec. 1920, p. 8}}<ref>Corlett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.}} f. 252.</ref>|end=December, 1922<ref>Corlett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.}} f. 252.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Corlett|nick=Geoffrey Corlett|appt=1 April, 1921{{NavAppts|8 Dec. 1920, p. 8}}<ref>Corlett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.}} f. 252.</ref>|end=December, 1922<ref>Corlett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/47.}} f. 252.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=c. December, 1922{{NavAppts|13 Nov. 1922, p. 7}}|end=|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=c. December, 1922{{NavAppts|13 Nov. 1922, p. 7}}|end=|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Widgeon (1904) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.71 (Nov 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Apr, 1904[3] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1931[4] |
H.M.S. Widgeon was a river gunboat that served in the Royal Navy. She served on the China Station.
There was an earlier gunboat named Widgeon launched in 1889.
Construction and Service
Commissioned at Shanghai on 28 November, 1904.[5]
Widgeon was re-commissioned on 1 October, 1917.[6]
In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 28 November, 1904 – 14 March, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson, 12 March, 1905[8] – 20 June, 1907
- Lieutenant & Commander John F. Knox, 20 June, 1907[9] – 14 March, 1910[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander John C. F. Borrett, March, 1912[11] – 15 January, 1914
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur J. Landon, 15 January, 1914[12] – 16 November, 1914
- Commander Hugh D. Marryat, August, 1917[13] – October, 1917 (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Russell A. Bell-Syer, 25 April, 1918[14]
- Commander Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes, 22 January, 1919[15] – January, 1921[16]
- Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 1 April, 1921[17][18] – December, 1922[19]
- Commander Montague G. B. Legge, c. December, 1922[20] (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 December, 1924[21] – January, 1925 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Leon S. Acheson, September, 1925[22] – October, 1925
- Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 1 June, 1926[23][24] – April, 1928 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Wollocombe, July, 1928[25] – October 1929[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. T. Keeling, 15 July, 1929[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 397.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399'f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 943.
- ↑ Jukes Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/160. f. 364.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 July 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Dec. 1920, p. 8.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 13 Nov. 1922, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 29 May 1926, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
- ↑ Wollocombe Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/35. f. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
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