H.M.S. Wallaroo (1890)
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H.M.S. Wallaroo (1890) | |
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Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[1] |
Laid down: | 16 Aug, 1888[2] |
Launched: | 5 Feb, 1890[3] |
Commissioned: | 31 Mar, 1891[4] |
Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Wallaroo was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.
She was originally named Persian, but was renamed.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 10 September, 1903[6] – 14 January, 1904[7]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 1 January, 1906[8] – 14 April, 1906[9]
- Commander James G. P. Ingham, 1 April, 1915[10]
Leslie Creery Stuart may also have commanded this vessel.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399g.
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).
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