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==Construction and Service== | ==Construction and Service== | ||
| + | Re-commissioned at Malta on 22 December, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.{{NLSep85|p. 239}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Forster Cleveland|nick=Henry F. Cleveland|appt=22 November, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 239}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Hildebrand Alington|nick=Arthur H. Alington|appt=30 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 255}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Hildebrand Alington|nick=Arthur H. Alington|appt=30 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=3 May, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 257}}|end=22 May, 1894<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=3 May, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 257}}|end=22 May, 1894<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 3 August 2017
| H.M.S. Superb (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall[1] |
| Purchased: | 20 Feb, 1878[2] |
| Laid down: | 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Nov, 1875[4] |
| Completed: | 15 Nov, 1880[5] |
| Sold: | 1906[6] |
H.M.S. Superb was originally built for Turkey as Hamidieh, but was purchased for service during the Russian war scare.
Construction and Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 22 December, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry F. Cleveland, 22 November, 1883[8]
- Captain Arthur H. Alington, 30 November, 1891[9]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 3 May, 1893[10][11] – 22 May, 1894[12]
- Commander (N) Henry Preedy, 12 December, 1895[13]
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 25 November, 1902[14] – c. May, 1903
- Captain William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 12 March, 1903[15] – 1 August, 1903[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 255.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 257.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
