H.M.S. Sirius (1890)
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| H.M.S. Sirius (1890) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.20 (1914) N.94 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
| Laid down: | Sep, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1890[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1891[5] |
| Blockship: | 23 Apr, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Sirius was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
Sirius recommissioned at Devonport on 1 February, 1912. In mid-1913, she was operating in the West Atlantic.[7]
She recommissioned on 27 January, 1914.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George M. Henderson, 9 November, 1897.[9]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 21 October, 1905.[10]
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, 1 February, 1912.[11]
- Captain Gerald W. Vivian, 24 December, 1913.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 374.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 November, 1897. Issue 35356, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 374.
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