H.M.S. Retribution (1891)
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| H.M.S. Retribution (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Aug, 1891[3] |
| Sold: | 1911[4] |
H.M.S. Retribution was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
Retribution left Halifax in company with the cruisers Tribune and Ariadne on 15 August, 1903.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles J. Barlow, 11 July, 1893[6] – 30 August, 1893[7] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Charles E. Gissing, 9 April, 1895[8] – 14 August, 1896 (invalided with boils)
- Commander Edward P. Ashe, 14 August, 1896[9] – 9 October, 1896[10]
- Captain Charles J. Norcock, 3 September, 1896 – 14 February, 1898
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 14 February, 1898[11] – 18 April, 1898[12]
- Captain William W. Hewett, 10 July, 1900 – 1 October, 1900 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Robert H. J. Stewart, 16 July, 1901[13] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Herbert Lyon, 5 June, 1902[14] – 30 September, 1904[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 256a.
- ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 44.
- ↑ Ashe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/39. f. 44.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
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