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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={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Grassie De Lisle|nick=Francis G. De Lisle|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 197}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Grassie De Lisle|nick=Francis G. De Lisle|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 197}}|end=1 January, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien|nick=Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 221}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien|nick=Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 221}}|end=}} | ||
{{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>}} | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 29 September 2017
| 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]
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 20 September, 1906.[7]
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.[8]
Captains
- Commander Robert B. Maconochie, 22 June, 1886[9]
- Commander Charles H. Adair, 6 December, 1889[10] – 11 March, 1893[11]
- Commander Francis G. De Lisle, 1 January, 1894[12] – 1 January, 1897
- Commander Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien, 1 January, 1897[13]
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 13 February, 1898[14] – 28 March, 1898[15]
- Commander Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 1 February, 1900[16]
- Commander Seymour E. Erskine, 18 April, 1901[17] – 1902[Fact Check]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 3 January, 1903[18] – 3 January, 1904[19]
- Commander Richard M. Harbord, 3 January, 1904[20][21] – 1 January, 1906[22]
- Commander Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 January, 1906[23] – 7 January, 1908[24]
- Commander Cyril T. M. Fuller, 25 February, 1908[25][26] – 27 January, 1910[27]
- Commander Alexander Lowndes, 27 January, 1910[28][29] – 8 February, 1912[30]
- Commander Charles L. Lambe, 8 February, 1912[31]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 273.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 193.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 221.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 221.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 273.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 274.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
Bibliography
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