H.M.S. Hermione (1893)
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| H.M.S. Hermione (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.17 (1914) N.32 (Sep 1915) N.57 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 7 Nov, 1893[4] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jan, 1896[5] |
| Sold: | 25 Oct, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Training Ship Warspite |
H.M.S. Hermione was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.
Service
Hermione was to be re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 July, 1913 for service in the West Atlantic.[7]
She recommissioned at Southampton on 11 January, 1916.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles G. Dicken, 24 July, 1895[9] – 5 October, 1895[10] (for tactical exercises)
- Captain Charles R. Arbuthnot, January, 1896[11]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 19 July, 1897[12] – 26 January, 1898[13]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 7 April, 1898[14] – 1 September, 1899[15]
- Captain Robert S. D. Cuming, 28 September, 1899[16]
- Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge, May, 1902[17]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, November, 1904[18]
- Captain Joseph R. Bridson, 16 March, 1905[19] – 21 March, 1906[20]
- Captain Cecil F. Dampier, 22 March, 1906[21] – 30 April, 1908[22]
- Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 30 April, 1908[23]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, 28 October, 1909[24]
- Captain Murray F. Sueter, September, 1910[25]
- Commander Norman L. Stanley, 5 February, 1912[26]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 17 July, 1913[27]
- Captain John D. Kelly, 7 April, 1914[28]
- Acting Commander Charles T. Gervers, 21 February, 1916[29]
- Acting Captain, retired Evelyn L. B. Boothby, 16 December, 1916[30]
- Commander Clarence W. E. Trelawny, 30 August, 1919[31]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 786.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Cuming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 280.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 326.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 October, 1909. Issue 39100, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 324.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 322d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 813.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 786.
Bibliography
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