H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891)
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| H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | London & Glasgow, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Mar, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 1913[5] |
H.M.S. Indefatigable was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
She was renamed Melpomene in 1910 so that the new battlecruiser Indefatigable could take her name.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George L. Atkinson, July, 1892 – August, 1892
- Captain The Hon. Richard Bingham, 11 July, 1893[6][7] – 25 August, 1893[8] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain The Hon. Richard Bingham, 18 July, 1894[9][10] – August, 1894[11] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Captain Robert D. B. Bruce, 24 July, 1895[12][13] – 28 August, 1895[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain Horatio N. Dudding, 8 July, 1896[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Archibald T. Carter, 24 February, 1899[16] – 4 March, 1899[17]
- Acting Captain Lewis Bayly, 29 July, 1899[18] – 17 September, 1899[19]
- Captain Frederick L. Campbell, 5 August, 1899[20] – September, 1899[21] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain William J. Grogan, 1 August, 1902 – 2 January, 1905
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 3 January, 1905[22] – 2 October, 1905[23]
- Captain Philip Nelson-Ward, 3 October, 1905[24] – December, 1907[25] (invalided)
- Captain George H. Borrett, 1 January, 1908[26] – 25 January, 1910[27] (ship renamed Melpomene on 11 January, 1910)
- Captain Charles F. Henderson, 25 January, 1910[28] – 15 January, 1912[29]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 16 January, 1912[30]
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." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/112. f. 102.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/112. f. 102.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/112. f. 102.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/112. f. 102. Day of month is illegible.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/164. f. ?.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/164. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. In our PDF for Arthur William Carter. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. In our PDF for Arthur William Carter. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 79.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 444.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 575.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 335.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 335.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 343.
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