H.M.S. Apollo (1891)
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| H.M.S. Apollo (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.36 (1914) N.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | Apr, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Apollo was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She commissioned at Chatham on 4 August 1909. In mid-1913, she was in Second Fleet in the Minelayer Squadron.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George A. Primrose, 11 July, 1893[8] – 26 August, 1893[9] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Philip F. Tillard, 15 June, 1897[10] – 29 July, 1897[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 5 November, 1900[12]
- Commander Philip Walter, 27 February, 1904[13] – 12 December, 1904[14]
- Commander Arthur de K. L. May, 4 August, 1909[15]
- Commander Harold E. Browne, 13 October, 1911[16]
- Captain Forster D. Arnold-Forster, 1 January, 1914[17][18] – 22 November, 1914[19]
- Commander Walter R. G. Petre, 22 November, 1914[20]
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, 1 September, 1917[21] – 1 March, 1919 (Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, 11 April, 1919 – 14 June, 1920 (and as Captain (D), Devonport from 1 March, 1919)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 226.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 730.
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