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Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 20 September, 1906.{{NLJan08|p. 280}} | |||
''Astræa'' recommissioned at Sheerness on 22 April, 1913. By July, she was ordered to the Cape of Good Hope.{{NLJul13|p. 281}} | ''Astræa'' recommissioned at Sheerness on 22 April, 1913. By July, she was ordered to the Cape of Good Hope.{{NLJul13|p. 281}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lionel Grant Tufnell|nick=Lionel G. Tufnell|appt=25 February, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 281}}<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>|end=11 March, 1906<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lionel Grant Tufnell|nick=Lionel G. Tufnell|appt=25 February, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 281}}<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>|end=11 March, 1906<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|nick=Charles L. Vaughan-Lee|appt=24 December, 1905<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=11 March, 1906<ref>Predecessor gave up command that day. Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>|end=1 January, 1908<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|nick=Charles L. Vaughan-Lee|appt=24 December, 1905<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref>|ass=11 March, 1906<ref>Predecessor gave up command that day. Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1338.</ref>|end=1 January, 1908<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|nick=Frank E. C. Ryan|appt=1 January, 1908<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 339.</ref>|end=7 February, 1910<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 339.</ref>{{NLJul09|p 280. indicates he was still here in June, 1909}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|nick=Frank E. C. Ryan|appt=1 January, 1908{{NLJan08|p. 280}}<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 339.</ref>|end=7 February, 1910<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 339.</ref>{{NLJul09|p 280. indicates he was still here in June, 1909}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Buxton Kiddle|nick=Edward B. Kiddle|appt=4 February, 1910<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 382.</ref>|end=3 February, 1912<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 382.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Buxton Kiddle|nick=Edward B. Kiddle|appt=4 February, 1910<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 382.</ref>|end=3 February, 1912<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 382.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=3 February, 1912<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>|end=30 June, 1912<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=3 February, 1912<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>|end=30 June, 1912<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 28 June 2018
| H.M.S. Astræa (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Mar, 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Nov, 1895[4] |
| Sold: | 1 Jul, 1920[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Astræa was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.
Service
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 20 September, 1906.[6]
Astræa recommissioned at Sheerness on 22 April, 1913. By July, she was ordered to the Cape of Good Hope.[7]
She paid off on 1 July, 1919.[8]
She was sold to S. Castle of Plymouth on 1 July, 1920, and broken up in Germany.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry L. F. Royle, 18 July, 1894 – 24 August, 1894 (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Henry D. Barry, 5 November, 1895[10]
- Captain Alfred W. Paget, 16 June, 1899[11] – 3 April, 1901[12]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 4 February, 1901[13] – November, 1902[14]
- Captain Lionel G. Tufnell, 25 February, 1904[15][16] – 11 March, 1906[17]
- Captain Charles L. Vaughan-Lee, 24 December, 1905[18] – 1 January, 1908[19]
- Captain Frank E. C. Ryan, 1 January, 1908[20][21] – 7 February, 1910[22][23]
- Captain Edward B. Kiddle, 4 February, 1910[24] – 3 February, 1912[25]
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, 3 February, 1912[26] – 30 June, 1912[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick H. Hallowes, 31 July, 1912 – 19 September, 1912
- Lieutenant & Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 19 September, 1912[28] – 3 December, 1912[29] (temporary)
- Captain Alfred C. Sykes, 22 April, 1913[30] – March, 1915
- Captain Cyril T. M. Fuller, March, 1915[31] – May, 1916[32]
- Captain Valentine E. B. Phillimore, May, 1916[33][34] – May, 1918[35]
- Acting Captain Francis M. Austin, May, 1918[36] – 1 July, 1919[37]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 733.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 226.
- ↑ Paget Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 372.
- ↑ Paget Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 227.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 281.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 280.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p 280. indicates he was still here in June, 1909.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 382.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 382.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392f.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391m.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/511. f. 511.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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