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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|ass=5 March, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|ass=5 March, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:30, 3 November 2015
| H.M.S. Alacrity (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 Feb, 1884[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Feb, 1885[3] |
| Completed: | 22 Jun, 1886[4] |
| Sold: | 1913[5] |
H.M.S. Alacrity was one of two Surprise Class third class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.[6]
On 8 October, 1911, she replaced Minotaur as Vice-Admiral Alfred Leigh Winsloe's flagship on the China Station, but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.[7]
Captains
- Commander Charles H. Adair, 6 December, 1889[8] – 11 March, 1893[9]
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 13 February, 1898[10] – 28 March, 1898[11]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 3 January, 1903[12] – 3 January, 1904[13]
- Commander Richard M. Harbord, 3 January, 1904[14] – 1 January, 1906[15]
- Commander Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 January, 1906[16] – 7 January, 1908[17]
- Commander Cyril T. M. Fuller, 25 February, 1908[18] – 27 January, 1910[19]
- Commander Alexander Lowndes, 27 January, 1910[20] – 8 February, 1912[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
Bibliography
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