H.M.S. Prometheus (1898)
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H.M.S. Prometheus was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
Service
Re-commissioned at Sydney on 9 December, 1910.[4]
In July, 1913, she was ordered to proceed from Devonport to Gibraltar for refit.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick W. F. Hervey, August, 1901[6] – 31 December, 1891
- Captain Frederick C. T. Tudor, 28 January, 1902[7] – 3 January, 1903[8]
- Captain Morgan Singer, 3 January, 1903[9] – 15 January, 1904[10]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 29 September, 1904[11] – 19 September, 1906[12]
- Commander Rudolf W. Bentinck, 10 July, 1906[13] – 3 January, 1908[14]
- Commander John C. T. Glossop, 3 January, 1908[15][16] – 15 February, 1910[17]
- Commander Percival H. Warleigh, 15 February, 1910[18]
- Commander Henry Luxmoore, 15 February, 1912[19]
- Commander Arthur H. C. C. Home, June, 1912 – 29 August, 1912 (for voyage home)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Saturday, 31 August 1901. (36548), p. 4.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
- ↑ Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
- ↑ Glossop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/218. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 362.
- ↑ Glossop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/218. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 353.
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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