H.M.S. Scylla (1891)
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| H.M.S. Scylla (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Samuda Brothers, Poplar[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Oct, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Scylla was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Construction
Scylla was launched on 17 October, 1891. She was christened by the wife of Director of Naval Construction Sir William White.[6]
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George F. King-Hall, 18 July, 1894[7] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Edward Chichester, 10 February, 1895 – 7 June, 1895
- Captain Percy M. Scott, 28 May, 1896[8][9] – 20 July, 1899[10]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 6 September, 1900[11] – 5 December, 1900[12]
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 16 July, 1901[13][14] – 24 August, 1901[15] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Spencer V. Y de Horsey, 5 June, 1902[16] – 18 July, 1902[17]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 19 July, 1902[18] – 3 September, 1902[19]
- Captain Charles H. Dundas, 21 July, 1903[20] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Bernard Currey, 10 February, 1904[21] – 1904[22]
- Captain Alfred W. Paget, 2 March, 1904[23] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Alfred E. A. Grant, 3 January, 1905[24] – 23 January, 1905[25]
- Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 1 June, 1906[26] – 11 February, 1907[27]
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, 14 May, 1907[28] – 13 January, 1909[29]
- Commander Bertram S. Thesiger, 13 January, 1909[30][31] – 24 May, 1911[32]
See Also
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. Monday, October 19, 1891. Issue 33459, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 295.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1160.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 473.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 275.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 275.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 374.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ Maclachlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Maclachlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 373.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
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