H.M.S. Superb (1875)
From The Dreadnought Project
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 Harry T. Grenfell, 3 May, 1893[1]
- Captain William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 12 March, 1903[2] – 1 August, 1903[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ 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).