H.M.S. Tartar (1886)
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| H.M.S. Tartar (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 Mar, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1886[3] |
| Completed: | 30 Jun, 1891[4] |
| Sold: | 1906[5] |
H.M.S. Tartar was one of eight Archer Class torpedo cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She and Porpoise were delivered to the dockyard authorities at Sheerness upon their arrival from Glasgow on 4 December, 1886 to be completed for seagoing service.[6]
Though intended in the long term to provide foreign service, she was first commissioned for service in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1888, on 4 July, 1888.
The ship was commissioned at Sheerness on 30 June, 1891.[7]
She was one of twelve obsolete vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April, 1906. She fetched £5,450.[8]
Captains
- Commander Gerald C. Langley, 4 July, 1888[9] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1888)
- Captain George N. A. Pollard, 18 July, 1889[10] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Commander Charles G. Robinson, before 22 July 1890[11] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1890)
- Commander Henry L. Fleet, 30 June, 1891[12]
- Commander Frederick G. Stopford, 15 September, 1894[13] – 2 March, 1897
- Acting Commander William L. Grant, 2 March, 1897[14] – 7 April, 1897[15]
- Commander John T. White, 19 May, 1898[16] – 17 July, 1899 (died of fever at Zanzibar)
- Commander Frederick R. W. Morgan, 29 July, 1899[17]
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 18 August, 1900[18] – 28 October, 1901
- Commander Herbert G. Smith, 28 October, 1903 – 27 January, 1904 (invalided, to die two days later)
- Commander Ralph Hudleston, 16 February, 1904[19][20] – 23 November, 1904[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 6 Dec. 1886, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 04, 1906; pg. 7; Issue 37985.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 3 July 1888, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 267a.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 512.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 512.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 305a.
- ↑ Hudleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/211. f. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 383.
- ↑ Hudleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/211. f. 248.
Bibliography
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