H.M.S. Curacoa (1878)
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| H.M.S. Curacoa (1878) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Elder & Company, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1876[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Apr, 1878[3] |
| Completed: | 1878[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Curacoa was one of nine Comus Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 24 February, 1880.[6]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 28 March, 1883.[7]
The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[8]
Captains
- Captain Samuel Long, 2 May, 1881[9][10] – 27 March, 1883[11]
- Captain John G. J. Hanmer, 6 November, 1884[12]
- Captain Robert W. Stopford, 15 March, 1888[13] – 15 July, 1891[Fact Check]
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 5 November, 1891[14] – 31 May, 1895
- Commander Thomas H. M. Jerram, 2 June, 1896[15] (and for the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander Herbert Lyon, 1 February, 1899[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 204.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 203.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 241.
Bibliography
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| Curacoa | Constance | Canada | Cordelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
