H.M.S. Archer (1885)
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H.M.S. Archer (1885) | |
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Builder: | J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1] |
Laid down: | 2 Mar, 1885[2] |
Launched: | 23 Dec, 1885[3] |
Completed: | 11 Dec, 1888[4] |
Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Archer was one of eight Archer Class torpedo cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Archer was commissioned at Devonport on 11 December, 1888 under Commander John Ferris for service on the China Station.[6]
Captains
- Commander George L. Pöe, 4 July, 1888[7] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1888)
- Commander John Ferris, 11 December, 1888[8] – 15 February, 1892[9]
- Commander Reginald W. S. Rogers, 18 December, 1891[10]
- Commander Conyers Lang, 1 November, 1894 – 26 August, 1895 (invalided)
- Commander Charles E. Kingsmill, 27 August, 1895[11]
- Commander Charles H. Dare, 27 August, 1898[12]
- Commander John P. Rolleston, 30 August, 1900[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 199.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 198.
- ↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/757. f. 752.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 227.
Bibliography
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