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'''H.M.S. ''Aurora''''' was one of 7 armoured cruisers of the [[Orlando Class Cruiser (1886)|''Orlando'' class]].

==Service==
''Aurora'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of either [[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|Arthur D. Fanshawe]] or [[William Wiseman, Ninth Baronet|William Wiseman]] (their Service Records contradict a newspaper account) as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.  {{UK-Immortalite}} was the other ship in this command ambiguity.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=14 September, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe|nick=Arthur D. Fanshawe|appt=1 July, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 200}}|end=3 May, 1892<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 88.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Wiseman, Ninth Baronet|nick=William Wiseman|appt=22 July, 1890{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}|end=c. 20 August, 1890{{INF}}|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Weightman Hand|nick=George W. Hand|appt=3 May, 1893|end=27 June, 1894|note=transferred in from {{UK-1Shannon}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Anson Schomberg|nick=Anson Schomberg|appt=5 July, 1894|end=29 March, 1895|note=transferred out to {{UK-1Dreadnought}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Edward Clifford Goodrich|nick=James E. C. Goodrich|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Diamond Jubilee" ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.</ref>|end=|note=for Naval Review at Spithead}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Bayly|nick=Edward H. Bayly|appt=16 February, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 227}}|end=17 June, 1902}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Hervey Campbell|nick=Henry H. Campbell|appt=22 April, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 281}}|end=}}
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==Mishaps==
In October 1890, ''Aurora'' reported three cases where two different Mark VIII R.L. torpedoes, fired from two different Mark VII B. tubes broke a propellor blade.  It happened a fourth time in January 1891!  The ship was at anchor, and no marks within the tubes indicated contact with the propellors.  Extensive testing indicated that a combination of small faults in the tube may have caused the props to strike the tripper.  The trippers were shortened to suit.{{ARTS1891|pp. 44-5}}

==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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