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'''H.M.S. ''Brilliant''''' was one of 21 [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. | |||
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| H.M.S. Brilliant (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.16 (1914) N.14 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Jun, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1893[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Brilliant was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
In 1910, despite her advanced age, Brilliant was the best gunnery ship of the three tested in the Fourth Cruiser Squadron, scoring 52.52, compared to the average 41.888.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 11 July 1899.[8]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 8 March, 1904.[9]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 6 April, 1906.[10]
- Captain Francis F. Haworth-Booth, 20 March, 1908.[11]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 1 April, 1910.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 790.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 287.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
See Also
Footnotes
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