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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Imperieuse'' (1883)|fate2=
|comm=Sep, 1886{{Conways1860|p. 64}}
|fatedate=24 Sep, 1913
|order=
|name=Imperieuse
|launch=18 Dec, 1883{{Conways1860|p. 64}}
|builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] {{Conways1860|p. 64}}
|laid=10 Aug, 1881{{Conways1860|p. 64}}
|fate=Sold
|pend=
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''''' was was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed '''H.M.S. ''Sapphire II'''''.  She reverted to '''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''''' in 1909 until she was sold in 1913.

==Service==
''Imperieuse'' commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 March, 1888,{{NLApr91|p. 228}} under Captain [[William Henry May|William H. May]] for service on the [[China Station]].<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>

Whilst serving as flagship of the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] from 1896 to 1899 the ''Imperieuse'' is said to have visited the Cocos Islands in search of treasure.

''Imperieuse'' was paid off on 11 April, 1913 after six years as a depot ship at Portland, to be readied to be sold out of the service.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 12, 1913; pg. 13; Issue 40184.</ref>

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|nick=Arthur K. Wilson|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 942.</ref>|end=31 August, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 942.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review and [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1887]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=1 March, 1888<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>|end=10 November, 1890<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=10 November, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 228}}|ass=31 December, 1890<ref>Predecessor quit that date.  May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}}  f. 497.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral Richards}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Mackenzie McQuhae|nick=John M. McQuhae|appt=1 March, 1892<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|end=14 April, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Fremantle}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=5 March, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 261}}<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}}  f. 12.</ref>|end=31 August, 1899<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}}  f. 12.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest James Fleet|nick=Ernest J. Fleet|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=4 September, 1903|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Eden Brooke Greville|nick=Algernon E. B. Greville|appt=25 July, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 329}}|end=25 July, 1911}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=25 July, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 329}}|end=11 April, 1913|succBy=Vessel Sold}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>

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