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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''''' was was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed '''H.M.S. ''Sapphire II'''''.  She reverted to '''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''''' in 1909 until she was sold in 1913.


==Service==
==Service==
''Imperieuse'' commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 March, 1888,{{NLApr91|p. 228}} under Captain [[William Henry May|William H. May]] for service on the [[China Station]].<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>
Whilst serving as flagship of the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] from 1896 to 1899 the ''Imperieuse'' is said to have visited the Cocos Islands in search of treasure.
''Imperieuse'' was paid off on 11 April, 1913 after six years as a depot ship at Portland, to be readied to be sold out of the service.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 12, 1913; pg. 13; Issue 40184.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=10 November, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 228}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|nick=Arthur K. Wilson|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 942.</ref>|end=31 August, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 942.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review and [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1887]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=5 March, 1896{{NLApr97|p. 232}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=1 March, 1888<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>|end=10 November, 1890<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 862.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 July, 1901.  Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Samuel Poë|nick=Edmund S. Poë|appt=10 November, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 228}}|ass=31 December, 1890<ref>Predecessor quit that date.  May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}}  f. 497.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral Richards}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Mackenzie McQuhae|nick=John M. McQuhae|appt=1 March, 1892<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|end=14 April, 1894<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Fremantle}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 817}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=5 March, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 261}}<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}}  f. 12.</ref>|end=31 August, 1899<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}} f. 12.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest James Fleet|nick=Ernest J. Fleet|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|end=4 September, 1903|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Eden Brooke Greville|nick=Algernon E. B. Greville|appt=25 July, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 329}}|end=25 July, 1911}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=25 July, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 329}}|end=11 April, 1913|succBy=Vessel Sold}}
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 28 April 2020

H.M.S. Imperieuse (1883)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard [1]
Laid down: 10 Aug, 1881[2]
Launched: 18 Dec, 1883[3]
Commissioned: Sep, 1886[4]
Sold: 24 Sep, 1913

H.M.S. Imperieuse was was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed H.M.S. Sapphire II. She reverted to H.M.S. Imperieuse in 1909 until she was sold in 1913.

Service

Imperieuse commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 March, 1888,[5] under Captain William H. May for service on the China Station.[6]

Whilst serving as flagship of the Pacific Station from 1896 to 1899 the Imperieuse is said to have visited the Cocos Islands in search of treasure.

Imperieuse was paid off on 11 April, 1913 after six years as a depot ship at Portland, to be readied to be sold out of the service.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 228.
  6. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  7. ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 12, 1913; pg. 13; Issue 40184.
  8. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
  9. ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
  10. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  11. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 228.
  13. ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
  14. ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 261.
  16. ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
  17. ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
  18. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  19. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 329.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 329.

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