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In 1910, ''Hyacinth'' was the best gunnery ship of [[East Indies Station]], scoring 40.09. This attainment was undercut, slightly, by the fact she was the only ship from the station competing.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref> | |||
In mid-1913, she was flagship at the Cape of Good Hope.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 327.</ref> | In mid-1913, she was flagship at the Cape of Good Hope.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 327.</ref> | ||
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| H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | none[1] |
| Builder: | London & Glasgow[2] |
| Laid down: | 27 Jan, 1897[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1898[4] |
| Commissioned: | 3 Sep, 1900[5] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1923[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen, Swansea[7] |
The second-class protected cruiser H.M.S. Hyacinth was one of three Highflyer class cruisers completed in 1899 and 1900.
Service
In 1910, Hyacinth was the best gunnery ship of East Indies Station, scoring 40.09. This attainment was undercut, slightly, by the fact she was the only ship from the station competing.[8]
In mid-1913, she was flagship at the Cape of Good Hope.[9]
She paid off at Portsmouth on 14 August, 1919.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Robert K. McAlpine, May, 1899.[11]
- Captain Douglas A. Gamble, March, 1902.[12]
- Captain The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 21 July, 1903.[13]
- Captain Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 20 August, 1905.[14]
- Captain Price V. Lewes, December, 1905.[15]
- Captain Algernon W. Heneage, 10 January, 1907.[16]
- Captain James D. Dick, March, 1909.[17]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, January, 1912.[18]
- Captain David M. Anderson, 11 February, 1913.[19]
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, November, 1917.[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 789.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 114.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 329.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 325.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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