H.M.S. Pomone (1897)
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| H.M.S. Pomone (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Dec, 1896[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1897[3] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1899[4] |
| Sold: | 25 Oct, 1922[5] |
H.M.S. Pomone was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
Service
Pomone commissioned at Dartmouth on 5 January, 1910.[6]
In mid-1913, she was part of the Royal Navy College, Dartmouth.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ernest A. Simons, 18 May, 1899[8] – 3 September, 1902[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry Jones, 24 March, 1902[10][11]
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 16 August, 1910[12] – 14 August, 1912[13] (and in command of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth)
- Captain Victor A. Stanley, 14 August, 1912[14] – August, 1914[15] (and in command of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 41, 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 830.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 April 1902. (36731), p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 357.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
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).
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