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H.M.S. Edgar (1890)
Pendant Number:	A5 (1914) N.05 (Sep 1915) N.38 (Jan 1918)^[1]
Builder:	Devonport Royal Dockyard^[2]
Laid down:	3 Jun, 1889^[3]
Launched:	24 Nov, 1890^[4]
Commissioned:	2 Mar, 1893^[5]
Sold:	9 May, 1921^[6]
Fate:	to Ward, Morecambe^[7]

H.M.S. Edgar was completed in 1893, name ship for her class of nine first-class protected cruisers.

Service

In early 1899, Edgar lost a funnel in a gale. She was expected to be ready for sea again on 2 March, when she would go out to the Mediterranean with a new crew for the battleship Royal Oak.^[8] After handing over his ship, Captain Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham was informed by Admiralty Letter that the ship's engine room was "unfavourable" when inspected by A. Fremantle on 20 March.^[9]

She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 18 March, 1913 to join the Training Squadron in Queenstown.^[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain William A. D. Acland, 2 March, 1893^[11]
Captain William H. Henderson, 25 January, 1894^[12]
Captain Arthur C. Clarke, 23 March, 1897^[13] – 12 May, 1897^[14]
Captain John S. Hallifax, 11 May, 1897 (initially for passage home, but then for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
Captain William C. C. Forsyth, c. July, 1898^[Inference] – 15 February, 1898 (invalided to Hong Kong w/ hemiplegia)
Acting Captain Robert C. Sparkes, 16 February, 1898 – 25 June, 1898 (subbing for invalided Forsyth)
Captain Harry S. F. Niblett, 1 November, 1898^[15] – 15 February, 1899^[16]
Captain Walter H. B. Graham, 15 February, 1899^[17] – c. April, 1899 (took ship to Malta and transferred to command H.M.S. Royal Oak)
Captain Frederick L. Campbell, 17 April, 1899^[18] – 5 August, 1899^[19] (for particular service)
Captain Ernest J. Fleet, 6 July, 1900 (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
Captain George A. Callaghan, 16 July, 1901^[20]^[21] – 27 August, 1901^[22] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
Captain Bernard Currey, 16 July, 1902^[23] – 27 August, 1902^[24]
Captain John E. Bearcroft, 9 April, 1903^[25] – 21 March, 1904^[26]
Captain Casper J. Baker, 1 February, 1905^[27]^[28] – 11 September, 1906^[29]
Captain Laurence E. Power, 12 September, 1906^[30] – 11 February, 1907^[31]
Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 11 February, 1907^[32] – 30 April, 1908^[33]
Captain Henry D. Wilkin, 27 June, 1908^[34]^[35] – 5 January, 1909^[36]
Commander Christopher P. Metcalfe, 16 April, 1909^[37] – June, 1909 (lent)
Captain Charles L. Napier, 14 June, 1909^[38] (for manoeuvres)
Commander Carlton V. de M. Cowper, 24 July, 1909^[39]^[40] – 3 January, 1910^[41]
Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, 12 January, 1910^[42] – 26 June, 1910^[43]
Captain Charles B. Miller, 21 February, 1911^[44]^[45] – 22 July, 1911^[46] (trooping)
Commander Henry P. Ritchie, 19 March, 1912^[47] – 31 December, 1912
Commander Octavius H. Daniel, 16 December, 1912 – 4 February, 1913
Commander Charles W. Bruton, 4 February, 1913^[48]^[49] – 23 November, 1914^[50]
Captain Charles F. Thorp, 31 July, 1914^[51] – 5 December, 1914^[52]
Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 20 March, 1915^[53] – 7 May, 1915^[54] (temporary)
Captain Douglas L. Dent, 25 June, 1915^[55] – 8 June, 1916^[56]
Captain Francis C. Brown, 8 June, 1916^[57]^[58] – 29 May, 1917^[59]
Captain Alldin U. Moore, 15 May, 1917^[60] – 19 March, 1918
Commander Reginald Henniker-Heaton, 21 May, 1918^[61]^[62] – 7 April, 1919^[63]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 18, 1899; pg. 13; Issue 35756.
↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 6.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 220.
↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/216. ff. 223, 227.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 308.
↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.
↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.
↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 306.
↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 230.
↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 469.
↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
↑ Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 307.
↑ Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 307.
↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 307.
↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 306.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p.307.
↑ Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
↑ Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394a.
↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.

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).

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.

[6] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.

[7] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.

[8] "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 18, 1899; pg. 13; Issue 35756.

[9] Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.

[10] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.

[11] Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 6.

[12] The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 220.

[13] Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/216. ff. 223, 227.

[14] The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 308.

[15] Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.

[16] Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.

[17] Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/561. f. 547.

[18] Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.

[19] Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.

[20] "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.

[21] Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.

[22] Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.

[23] Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.

[24] Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.

[25] Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.

[26] Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.

[27] The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 306.

[28] Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.

[29] Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.

[30] Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 230.

[31] Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 469.

[32] Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.

[33] Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.

[34] Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.

[35] The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 307.

[36] Wilkin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 175.

[37] The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.

[38] Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.

[39] Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.

[40] The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 307.

[41] Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.

[42] "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.

[43] Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.

[44] Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.

[45] The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 307.

[46] Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.

[47] The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 306.

[48] The Navy List. (April, 1914). p.307.

[49] Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.

[50] Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.

[51] Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.

[52] Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.

[53] Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.

[54] Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.

[55] The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.

[56] Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.

[57] Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.

[58] The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394a.

[59] Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.

[60] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.

[61] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.

[62] Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.

[63] Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.

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-'''H.M.S. ''Edgar''''' was completed in 1893, name ship for her class of nine first-class protected cruisers.
+'''H.M.S. ''Edgar''''' was completed in 1893, name ship for [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|her class]] of nine first-class protected cruisers.
 ==Service==
-In early 1899, ''Edgar'' lost a funnel in a gale.  She was expected to be ready for sea again on 2 March., when she would go out to the Mediterranean with a new crew for the {{UK-1RoyalOak|f=t}}.{{NMI|Saturday, Feb 18, 1899; pg. 13; Issue 35756}}  After handing over his ship, Captain [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham]] was informed by Admiralty Letter that the ship's engine room was "unfavourable" when inspected by A. Fremantle on 20 March.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/561.}} f. 547.</ref>
+In early 1899, ''Edgar'' lost a funnel in a gale.  She was expected to be ready for sea again on 2 March, when she would go out to the Mediterranean with a new crew for the {{UK-1RoyalOak|f=t}}.{{NMI|Saturday, Feb 18, 1899; pg. 13; Issue 35756}}  After handing over his ship, Captain [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham]] was informed by Admiralty Letter that the ship's engine room was "unfavourable" when inspected by A. Fremantle on 20 March.<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/561.}} f. 547.</ref>
 She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 18 March, 1913 to join the Training Squadron in Queenstown.{{NLJul13|p. 306}}

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