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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Leonard Groome|nick=Robert L. Groome|appt=16 January, 1894{{NLApr97|p. 196}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Leonard Groome|nick=Robert L. Groome|appt=16 January, 1894{{NLApr97|p. 196}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|nick=Henry M. T. Tudor|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|nick=Henry M. T. Tudor|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref><ref>Tudor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 281.</ref>|end=4 August, 1897<ref>Tudor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 281.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Casement|nick=John Casement|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>"The Naval Mobilization". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Casement|nick=John Casement|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>"The Naval Mobilization". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|nick=Arthur Y. Moggridge|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Moggridge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 421.</ref>|end=20 August, 1901<ref>Moggridge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 421.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Yerbury Moggridge|nick=Arthur Y. Moggridge|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Moggridge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 421.</ref>|end=20 August, 1901<ref>Moggridge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 421.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 6 April 2015
| H.M.S. Æolus (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Nov, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Jan, 1894[4] |
| Sold: | 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Æolus was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Construction
Æolus was launched on 13 November, 1891. She was christened by Lady Molyneux, the wife of Devonport Admiral Superintendent Sir Robert Molyneux.[6]
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Walter H. B. Graham, 11 July, 1893[7] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Robert L. Groome, 16 January, 1894[8]
- Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 15 June, 1897[9][10] – 4 August, 1897[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain John Casement, 11 July, 1899[12] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge, 16 July, 1901[13] – 20 August, 1901[14] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 19 January, 1903[15] – 18 June, 1903[16]
- Commander Albert S. Lafone, 19 June, 1903[17]
- Commander The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 4 July, 1905[18]
- Commander Douglas L. Dent, 2 July, 1906[19] – 28 January, 1908[20]
- Commander Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 24 June, 1910[21] – 2 August, 1910[22] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Charles B. Miller, 20 September, 1910[23] – 22 November, 1910[24] (trooping)
- Commander Alan G. Hotham, 23 May, 1911[25]
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 November, 1891. Issue 33482, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 196.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 281.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 281.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Moggridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 421.
- ↑ Moggridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 421.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 483.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 483.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 272.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 272.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 273.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
