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| − | + | ''Crocodile'' was re-commissioned on 1 August, 1873.{{NLJan76|p. 186}} | |
| − | + | ''Crocodile'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1876.{{NLOct78|p. 255}} | |
| − | + | ''Crocodile'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 October, 1882.{{NLMar83|p. 255}} | |
| − | + | ''Crocodile'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 February, 1884.{{NLApr91|p. 269}} | |
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| + | On 29 November, ''Crocodile'' collided with a railway viaduct at Portsmouth. A Court of Inquiry concluded that no blame was attached to her captain, [[John Robert Ebenezer Pattisson|John R. E. Pattisson]] in the misadventure. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 1 May 2020
| H.M.S. Crocodile (1867) | |
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| Builder: | Wigram & Sons |
| Ordered: | 1865 |
| Launched: | 7 Jan, 1867 |
| Sold: | 11 May, 1894 |
H.M.S. Crocodile was one of five Euphrates Class iron screw troopships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Crocodile was re-commissioned on 1 August, 1873.[1]
Crocodile was commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1876.[2]
Crocodile was commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 October, 1882.[3]
Crocodile was commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 February, 1884.[4]
On 29 November, Crocodile collided with a railway viaduct at Portsmouth. A Court of Inquiry concluded that no blame was attached to her captain, John R. E. Pattisson in the misadventure.
Captains
- Captain George W. Watson, 16 April, 1867[5]
- Captain George H. Parkin, 20 August, 1870[6]
- Captain Samuel P. Townsend, 1 June, 1873[7]
- Captain Philip R. Sharpe, 3 June, 1875[8]
- Captain Frederic P. Doughty, 10 June, 1878[9]
- Captain Henry Hand, 1 October, 1882[10] – 30 June, 1883
- Captain Henry J. Carr, 5 February, 1884[11] – 17 March, 1887
- Captain Richard Evans, 17 March, 1887[12]
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 May, 1890[13] – 7 May, 1893
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1873). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1885) Corrected to 20 December, 1886. p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 269.
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