H.M.S. Serapis (1866)
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| H.M.S. Serapis (1866) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Ordered: | 1865 |
| Launched: | 2 Sep, 1866 |
| Sold: | 23 Nov, 1894 |
H.M.S. Serapis was one of five Euphrates Class iron screw troopships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In December 1873 while transitting from Suez to Gibraltar en route to Portsmouth, Serapis suffered two collisions. One was with S.S. Paladin of Glasgow. Another, on the 13th, was with S.S. Poe from Buenos Aires.[1]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 October, 1876.[2]
Captains
- Captain John C. Soady, 16 April, 1867[3]
- Captain Henry D. Grant, 7 August, 1870[4] – 1 June, 1873
- Captain James E. Bickford, 1 June, 1873[5] – 31 July, 1874
- Captain The Hon. Henry C. Glyn, 21 July, 1875[6] – 24 May, 1876[7]
- Captain Duncan G. Davidson, 7 October, 1876[8] – 19 December, 1879
- Captain Guy O. Twiss, 30 December, 1879[9] – 17 February, 1883 (detached from July to 10 August 1882)
- Captain Arthur E. Dupuis, 17 February, 1883 – 8 January, 1884
- Captain Archibald L. Douglas, 7 January, 1884[10] – 11 February, 1887
- Captain Frederick R. Boardman, 11 February, 1887[11] – 22 February, 1890 (lent out twice during this appointment)
- Captain Charles P. G. Hicks, 22 February, 1890[12][13] – 7 April, 1893[14]
- Captain William C. C. Forsyth, 7 April, 1893[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 Dec. 1873, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1873). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 191.
- ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
- ↑ Glyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1415. f. 530.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1885) Corrected to 20 December, 1886. p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 242.
- ↑ Hicks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1771. f. 625.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 270.
- ↑ Hicks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1771. f. 625.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 270.
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