H.M.S. Mercury (1878)
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H.M.S. Mercury (1878) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 16 Mar, 1876[2] |
Launched: | 17 Apr, 1878[3] |
Commissioned: | Sep, 1879[4] |
Sold: | 1919[5] |
H.M.S. Mercury was one of two second class protected cruisers of the Iris class.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles J. Balfour, 18 February, 1890[6]
- Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes, November, 1892[7] – March, 1896[8]
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 11 July, 1899[9] – 23 August, 1899[10] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Sydney S. Hall, 12 November, 1906[11]
- Captain Henry F. Oliver, 18 June, 1903[12] – 21 February, 1906[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 235.
- ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 59/118.
- ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 59/118.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 80/158.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 80/158.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 345.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
Bibliography
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