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|builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 80}}
 
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==Service==
 
==Service==
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She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.{{NLMar91|p. 196}}
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Arrived at Singapore in early December, 1896 in company with {{UK-1Centurion}}, the T.B.Ds. {{UK-Handy}} and {{UK-Hart}} and the {{UK-2Porpoise|f=t}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063}}
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She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 20 September, 1906.{{NLJan08|p. 274}}
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Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 8 October, 1910.{{NLJul11|p. 275}}
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On 8 October, 1911, she replaced {{UK-Minotaur}} as Vice-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe]]'s flagship on the [[China Station]], but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912.  She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity''" nat=UK>{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Alacrity|f=p}}}}
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity''" nat=UK>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Blair Maconochie|nick=Robert B. Maconochie|appt=22 June, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 193}}|end=17 February, 1890|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 298.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Grassie De Lisle|nick=Francis G. De Lisle|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 197}}|end=1 January, 1897}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien|nick=Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 221}}|end=18 April, 1900}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 298.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|nick=Christopher G. F. M. Cradock|appt=1 February, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 221}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Seymour Elphinstone Erskine|nick=Seymour E. Erskine|appt=18 April, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 221}}|end=1902{{FC}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Osmond de B. Brock|appt=3 January, 1903<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|end=3 January, 1904<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Osmond de B. Brock|appt=3 January, 1903<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|end=3 January, 1904<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|nick=Richard M. Harbord|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|nick=Richard M. Harbord|appt=3 January, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 273}}<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=1 January, 1906<ref>Leatham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 147.</ref>|end=7 January, 1908<ref>Leatham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 147.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=1 January, 1906{{NLJan08|p. 274}}<ref>Leatham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 147.</ref>|end=7 January, 1908<ref>Leatham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 147.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 274}}<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 274}}|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|ass=5 March, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}}
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{{TenureListEnd}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Laverock Lambe|nick=Charles L. Lambe|appt=8 February, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 275}}|end=April, 1913|succBy=Vessel Retired}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-21-HMS_Alacrity.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 7 November 2019

H.M.S. Alacrity (1885)
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1]
Laid down: 14 Feb, 1884[2]
Launched: 28 Feb, 1885[3]
Completed: 22 Jun, 1886[4]
Sold: 1913[5]

H.M.S. Alacrity was one of two Surprise Class third class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.[6]

Arrived at Singapore in early December, 1896 in company with Centurion, the T.B.Ds. Handy and Hart and the torpedo cruiser Porpoise.[7]

She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 20 September, 1906.[8]

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 8 October, 1910.[9]

On 8 October, 1911, she replaced Minotaur as Vice-Admiral Alfred Leigh Winsloe's flagship on the China Station, but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.[10]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 274.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 275.
  10. ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 193.
  12. ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
  13. ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 197.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 221.
  16. ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
  17. ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 221.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 221.
  20. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  21. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 273.
  23. ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
  24. ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 274.
  26. ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
  27. ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 274.
  29. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
  30. ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
  31. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
  33. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.

Bibliography


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