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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Hildebrand Alington|nick=Arthur H. Alington|appt=30 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 255}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Hildebrand Alington|nick=Arthur H. Alington|appt=30 November, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 255}}|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=3 May, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=3 May, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue '''33942''', col E, p. 6.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 257}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|nick=William G. E. Ruck-Keene|appt=12 March, 1903<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 451.</ref>|end=1 August, 1903<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 451.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|nick=William G. E. Ruck-Keene|appt=12 March, 1903<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 451.</ref>|end=1 August, 1903<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 451.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:21, 25 March 2016
| H.M.S. Superb (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall[1] |
| Purchased: | 20 Feb, 1878[2] |
| Laid down: | 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Nov, 1875[4] |
| Completed: | 15 Nov, 1880[5] |
| Sold: | 1906[6] |
H.M.S. Superb was originally built for Turkey as Hamidieh, but was purchased for service during the Russian war scare.
Construction and Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur H. Alington, 30 November, 1891[7]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 3 May, 1893[8][9]
- Captain William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 12 March, 1903[10] – 1 August, 1903[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 255.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 257.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
