H.M.S. Alexandra (1875)
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| H.M.S. Alexandra (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 5 Mar, 1873[2] |
| Launched: | 7 Apr, 1875[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Jan, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1908[5] |
The central battery ironclad H.M.S. Alexandra was completed in 1877 for the Royal Navy.
Construction and Service
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 March 1891 to replace Northumberland.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John Fellowes, 28 August, 1889[7]
- Captain Arthur D. Fanshawe, c. 1892[8]
- Captain Count Frederick C. Metaxa, c. 1899[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 197. Year is not printed.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 222. Year is illegible.
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).
