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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=July, 1890{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 08, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33058}}|end=|note=during the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=July, 1890{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 08, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33058}}|end=|note=during the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest Neville Rolfe|nick=Ernest N. Rolfe|appt=3 May, 1893|end=16 December, 1894}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest Neville Rolfe|nick=Ernest N. Rolfe|appt=3 May, 1893|end=16 December, 1894}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Galatea (1887) | |
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| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons [1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Apr, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Mar, 1887[3] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 4 Apr, 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Galatea was one of seven Orlando class armoured cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In August 1900, she was one of six cruisers along with Sans Pareil ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur C. H. Paget, 18 July, 1889 – 7 September, 1889 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Captain Swinton C. Holland, July, 1890[7] (during the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890)
- Captain Ernest N. Rolfe, 3 May, 1893 – 16 December, 1894
- Captain Basil E. Cochrane, 22 July, 1895[8] (in command for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Count Frederick C. Metaxa, 1 September, 1896[9] – 25 September, 1898[Inference]
- Captain Charles H. Cross, 25 September, 1898[10] – 22 March, 1900[11]
- Captain Richard W. White, 20 March, 1900 – 27 April, 1900
- Captain Robert D. B. Bruce, 27 April, 1900[12]
- Captain Robert S. D. Cuming, 1 February, 1902[13] – 11 February, 1903[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 24, 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36229.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 08, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 33058.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 252.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 258.
- ↑ Cuming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 280.
- ↑ Cuming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 280.
Bibliography
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