H.M.S. Apollo (1891)
| H.M.S. Apollo (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.36 (1914) N.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 27 May, 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
After some delays owing to late delivery of machinery, Apollo was launched at Chatham Dockyard amidst distinguished company that included the Earl and Countess of Glasgow, the Countess of Darnley and Lady Blythe, Commander in Chief at the Nore Vice-Admiral C. T. Curme, and Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard Rear-Admiral Edward Kelly. The moment of launching was delayed slightly as a sufficiently high tide took its time, but she slid out of the slip into the Medway when the Countess of Glasgow broke a bottle of wine on her (the cruiser's) end.[7]
She was one of three cruisers, by early 1894, whose old pattern 6-in guns had been replaced by new quick-firing models.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.[8]
She commissioned at Chatham on 4 August 1909. In mid-1913, she was in Second Fleet in the Minelayer Squadron.[9]
She gave up her role in the Minelayer Squadron around August/September, 1917 in order to transition to service as a parent ship for the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, which then boasted a strength of 38 destroyers. She kept up this work until at least September, 1919.[10]
In July 1920, Apollo was listed as one of 88 ships (most of which were destroyers) on the disposal list which were to be prepared for sale "as soonas practicable."[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Richard Poore, 21 July, 1892[12] – c. 20 August, 1892[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Captain George A. Primrose, 11 July, 1893[13] – 26 August, 1893[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Alvin C. Corry, 18 July, 1894[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Horatio N. Dudding, 24 July, 1895[16] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain Alvin C. Corry, 8 July, 1896[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Philip F. Tillard, 15 June, 1897[18] – 29 July, 1897[19] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Algernon H. Anson, 11 July, 1899 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain George E. Patey, 10 July, 1900[20] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Commander Reginald P. Cochran, early 1901[21] – 28 April, 1903[22]
- Commander Hubert Grant-Dalton, 28 April, 1903[23] – 26 February, 1904[24]
- Commander Philip Walter, 27 February, 1904[25] – 12 December, 1904[26]
- Commander Arthur de K. L. May, 4 August, 1909[27][28] – 9 August, 1911[29]
- Commander Oscar M. Makins, 8 August, 1911 – 31 October, 1911
- Commander Harold E. Browne, 31 October, 1911[30] – 1 January, 1914
- Captain Forster D. Arnold-Forster, 1 January, 1914[31][32] – 22 November, 1914[33]
- Commander Walter R. G. Petre, 22 November, 1914[34][35] – 10 May, 1915[36]
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, 1 September, 1917[37] – 1 March, 1919 (Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton, 17 September, 1917 – July, 1918
- 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 11, 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33245.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 11, 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33245.
- ↑ 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." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 11, 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33245.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 15, 1894, Issue 34161, p.10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ "88 Vessels for Sale." The Times (London, England), 3 July 1920, p. 10.
- ↑ "88 Vessels for Sale." The Times (London, England), 3 July 1920, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/250. f. 248.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/120. f. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/120. f. 121.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 730.
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