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|comm=16 Sep, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 234}}
|fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
|order=
|name=Marathon
|launch=23 Aug, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
|builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
|laid=10 Aug, 1887{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
|fate=Sold
|pend=
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
'''H.M.S. ''Marathon''''' was one of five second class protected cruisers of the [[Medea Class Cruiser (1888)|''Medea'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1889 and 1890.

==Service==
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 September, 1890.{{NLMar91|p. 234}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John George Jones|nick=John G. Jones|appt=18 July, 1889{{ToL|The Naval Manœuvres|Monday, 15 July, 1889.  Issue '''32751''', col A, p. 4}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George William Hill|nick=George W. Hill|appt=16 September, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 234}}|end=20 February, 1894}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Blair Maconochie|nick=Robert B. Maconochie|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 238''a''}}|end=22 April, 1896|note=invalided due to climate-related debility}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Henry Harvey Bruce|nick=Henry H. Bruce|appt=22 April, 1896{{NLMar01|p. 271}}|end=1897<ref>This is uncertain, and presumes he remained in command until his next appointment, which was either in January or June, 1897.</ref>|note=temporary, in Maconochie's absence}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John George Mostyn Field|nick=John G. M. Field|appt=2 June, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 278}}|end=}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>

==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Marathon_(1888)}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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