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==Construction and Service== | ==Construction and Service== | ||
| + | Commissioned at Shanghai on 28 November, 1904.{{NLJun06|p. 397}} | ||
| − | ''Widgeon'' was re-commissioned on | + | ''Widgeon'' was re-commissioned on 1 October, 1917.{{NLJul31|p. 289}} |
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| + | 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.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widgeon''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Widgeon''"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Cyril FitzRobert Borrett|nick=John C. F. Borrett|appt=March, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 397}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Christopher Powell Metcalfe|nick=Christopher P. Metcalfe|appt=28 November, 1904|end=14 March, 1905}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson|nick=Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson|appt=12 March, 1905{{NLJun06|p. 397}}|end=20 June, 1907}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Frederick Knox|nick=John F. Knox|appt=20 June, 1907<ref>Knox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/200.|D7602968}} f. ?.</ref>|end=14 March, 1910<ref>Knox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/200.|D7602968}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Cyril FitzRobert Borrett|nick=John C. F. Borrett|appt=March, 1912{{NLMar13|p. 397}}|end=15 January, 1914}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Jermyn Landon|nick=Arthur J. Landon|appt=15 January, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 396}}|end=16 November, 1914}} | ||
{{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<ref>Bell-Syer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/219.|}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 943}}|end=22 January, 1919<ref>Bell-Syer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/219.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Salisbury Hamilton Simpson|nick=Salisbury H. Simpson|appt=26 December, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 289}}|end=|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | + | {{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={{ | + | {{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=Salisbury Hamilton Simpson|nick=Salisbury H. Simpson|appt=26 December, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 289}}|end=January, 1925|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Leon Stopford Acheson|nick=Leon S. Acheson|appt=September, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 289}}|end=October, 1925}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Paul Felix Palmer Berryman|nick=Paul F. P. Berryman|appt=1 June, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 289}}{{NavAppts|29 May 1926, p. 7}}|end=April, 1928|note=and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Edward Heaton|nick=Hugh E. Heaton|appt=6 May, 1928<ref>Heaton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/56.|}} f. 56.</ref>|end=August, 1928<ref>Heaton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/56.|}} f. 56.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Bidlake Wollocombe|nick=Henry B. Wollocombe|appt=July, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 289}}|end=October 1929<ref>Wollocombe Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/117/35.|}} f. 35.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Ormsby Troubridge Keeling|nick=Edward O. T. Keeling|appt=15 July, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 289}}|end=August, 1931<ref>Keeling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/183.|}} f. 185.</ref>|note=vice Woolcombe}} | ||
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pend=N.71 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 105}} | pend=N.71 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 105}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 10 November 2022
| H.M.S. Widgeon (1904) | |
|---|---|
| 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][15] – 22 January, 1919[16]
- Commander Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes, 22 January, 1919[17] – January, 1921[18]
- Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 1 April, 1921[19][20] – December, 1922[21]
- Commander Montague G. B. Legge, c. December, 1922[22] (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Commander Salisbury H. Simpson, 26 December, 1924[23] – January, 1925 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Leon S. Acheson, September, 1925[24] – October, 1925
- Commander Paul F. P. Berryman, 1 June, 1926[25][26] – April, 1928 (and as S.N.O., Upper Yangtse)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh E. Heaton, 6 May, 1928[27] – August, 1928[28]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Wollocombe, July, 1928[29] – October 1929[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward O. T. Keeling, 15 July, 1929[31] – August, 1931[32] (vice Woolcombe)
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.
- ↑ Bell-Syer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/219. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 943.
- ↑ Bell-Syer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/219. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/56. f. 56.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/56. f. 56.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
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