H.M.S. Penelope (1867)
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| H.M.S. Penelope (1867) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 4 Sep, 1865[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Jun, 1867[3] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Jun, 1868[4] |
| Sold: | 1912[5] |
H.M.S. Penelope was a central-battery armoured corvette completed for the Royal Navy in 1868.
Design & Construction
Armament
Service
By 1881, she was a Coast Guard and Drill Ship of the Naval Reserve temporarily stationed at Kingstown in the absence of Template:UK-1Belleisle.[6]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 October, 1888.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis Marten, June, 1868[8] – 1869
- Captain William J. S. Pullen, 12 June, 1869[9]
- Captain Matthew Connolly, 10 January, 1870[10] – 21 December, 1871
- Captain Charles Wake, 22 December, 1871[11]
- Captain Edward Hardinge, 1 January, 1875[12][13] – 5 January, 1878[14]
- Captain William S. Brown, 1 January, 1878[15]
- Captain St. George C. D'Arcy-Irvine, 4 December, 1880[16] – 4 December, 1883
- Captain Robert G. Douglas, 7 January, 1881[17] – 30 April, 1881[18]
- Captain James G. Mead, 5 August, 1885[19]
- Commander Reginald A. Brock, 13 June, 1890[20]
- Commander Rowland E. Berkeley, 25 August, 1896
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1871). p. 167.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 167.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/224. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 163.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/224. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 230.
- ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
- ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 242.
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