H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898)
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| H.M.S. Hyacinth (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | none[1] |
| Builder: | London & Glasgow[2] |
| Laid down: | 27 Jan, 1897[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1898[4] |
| Commissioned: | 3 Sep, 1900[5] |
| Sold: | Nov, 1923[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen, Swansea[7] |
The second-class protected cruiser H.M.S. Hyacinth was one of three Highflyer class cruisers completed in 1899 and 1900.
Service
In mid-1913, she was flag ship at the Cape of Good Hope.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Robert Kyle McAlpine, May 1899.[9]
- Captain Douglas Austin Gamble, March 1902.[10]
- Captain Horace Lambert Alexander Hood, July 1903.[11]
- Captain Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson, 20 August 1905.[Citation needed]
- Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, December 1905.[12]
- Captain Algernon W. Heneage, 10 January, 1907.[13]
- Captain James Douglas Dick, March 1909.[14][15]
- Captain Francis Wade Caulfeild, January 1912.[16]
- Captain David Murray Anderson, 11 February, 1913.[17]
- Captain Arthur Goodenough Craufurd, November 1917.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 327.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 329.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ N.B., Mackie records the names as "John D. Dick".
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 325.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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