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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Melpomene''''' was one of five second class protected cruisers of the [[Medea Class Cruiser (1888)|''Medea'' class]]. | + | '''H.M.S. ''Melpomene''''' was one of five second class protected cruisers of the [[Medea Class Cruiser (1888)|''Medea'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1889 and 1890. |
| + | There was a later destroyer named {{UK-Melpomene}} that fought in the [[Great War]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 19 January, 1912. By July, 1913, she was ordered to pay off.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 344.</ref> | Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 19 January, 1912. By July, 1913, she was ordered to pay off.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 344.</ref> | ||
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| H.M.S. Melpomene (1888) | |
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Oct, 1887[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Sep, 1888[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1890[4] |
| Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Melpomene was one of five second class protected cruisers of the Medea class completed for the Royal Navy in 1889 and 1890.
There was a later destroyer named Melpomene that fought in the Great War.
Service
Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 19 January, 1912. By July, 1913, she was ordered to pay off.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry Montagu Doughty, 16 January, 1912.[7]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 344.
Bibliography
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