H.M.S. Scylla (1891)
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| H.M.S. Scylla (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Samuda Brothers, Poplar[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Oct, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Scylla was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Construction & Service
Scylla was launched on 17 October, 1891. She was christened by the wife of Director of Naval Construction Sir William White.[6]
She was one of three cruisers, by early 1894, whose old pattern 6-in guns had been replaced by new quick-firing models. This work would be extended, in stages, to other contemprary cruisers.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George F. King-Hall, 18 July, 1894[8] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Edward Chichester, 10 February, 1895 – 7 June, 1895
- Captain Percy M. Scott, 28 May, 1896[9][10] – 20 July, 1899[11]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 6 September, 1900[12] – 5 December, 1900[13]
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 16 July, 1901[14][15] – 24 August, 1901[16] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Spencer V. Y de Horsey, 5 June, 1902[17] – 18 July, 1902[18]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 19 July, 1902[19] – 3 September, 1902[20]
- Captain Charles H. Dundas, 21 July, 1903[21] – c. August, 1903[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Captain Charles W. Winnington-Ingram, 23 September, 1903 – late 1903 (for voyage out to Australia)
- Captain Bernard Currey, 10 February, 1904[22] – 1904[23]
- Captain Alfred W. Paget, 2 March, 1904[24] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Alfred E. A. Grant, 3 January, 1905[25] – 23 January, 1905[26]
- Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 1 June, 1906[27] – 11 February, 1907[28]
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, 14 May, 1907[29] – 13 January, 1909[30]
- Commander Bertram S. Thesiger, 13 January, 1909[31][32] – 24 May, 1911[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, October 19, 1891. Issue 33459, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 15, 1894, Issue 34161, p.10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 295.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1160.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 473.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 275.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 275.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 374.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ Maclachlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Maclachlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 373.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
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