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* Chief Engineer [[John Samuel|John S. Watch]], appointed 1 December, 1890 and senior aboard in April, 1891.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1891), p. 199.</ref> | |||
* {{CommRN}} [[Harold Ernest Browne|Harold E. Browne]], 13 October, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 279.</ref> | * {{CommRN}} [[Harold Ernest Browne|Harold E. Browne]], 13 October, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 279.</ref> | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster|Forster D. Arnold-Forster]], 1 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 280.</ref> | * {{CaptRN}} [[Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster|Forster D. Arnold-Forster]], 1 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914). p. 280.</ref> | ||
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| H.M.S. Apollo (1891) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.36 (1914) N.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | Apr, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Apollo was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She commissioned at Chatham on 4 August 1909. In mid-1913, she was in Second Fleet in the Minelayer Squadron.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Chief Engineer John S. Watch, appointed 1 December, 1890 and senior aboard in April, 1891.[8]
- Commander Harold E. Browne, 13 October, 1911.[9]
- Captain Forster D. Arnold-Forster, 1 January, 1914.[10]
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, C.M.G., 1 September, 1917.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ 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 Navy List (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1891), p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 730.
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