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Commander [[Ewen Francis Domville]] was appointed in command of ''Algerine'' on the [[China Station]] on 11 February, 1897.  In November, he was cautioned after grounding her through an error in judgment.  On 2 March, 1898 he was invalided from command, suffering from nervous exhaustion.  [[Edmond John Warre Slade]] was appointed in command.
 
Commander [[Ewen Francis Domville]] was appointed in command of ''Algerine'' on the [[China Station]] on 11 February, 1897.  In November, he was cautioned after grounding her through an error in judgment.  On 2 March, 1898 he was invalided from command, suffering from nervous exhaustion.  [[Edmond John Warre Slade]] was appointed in command.
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She left Esquimalt under Commander [[Francis Gerard St. George Brooker|Brooker's]] command for the Bering Strait on 30 July, 1913.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 31, 1913; pg. 12; Issue 40278.</ref>
  
 
She was lent to the Canadian Government in 1917.
 
She was lent to the Canadian Government in 1917.

Revision as of 18:51, 19 January 2018

H.M.S. Algerine (1895)
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 25 Jul, 1894[2]
Launched: 6 Jun, 1895[3]
Completed: Apr, 1896[4]
Sold: 1919[5]
H.M.S. Algerine was one of two Phoenix Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commander Ewen Francis Domville was appointed in command of Algerine on the China Station on 11 February, 1897. In November, he was cautioned after grounding her through an error in judgment. On 2 March, 1898 he was invalided from command, suffering from nervous exhaustion. Edmond John Warre Slade was appointed in command.

She left Esquimalt under Commander Brooker's command for the Bering Strait on 30 July, 1913.[6]

She was lent to the Canadian Government in 1917.

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Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
  6. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 31, 1913; pg. 12; Issue 40278.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 223.
  8. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  9. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 223.
  11. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 223.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 May, 1902. Issue 36758, col B, p. 14.
  13. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 275.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 25.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 275.
  16. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 276.
  17. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
  18. Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.

Bibliography


Phoenix Class Screw Sloop
  Phoenix Algerine