H.M.S. Fantome (1873)
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H.M.S. Fantome (1873) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Launched: | 26 Mar, 1873[2] |
Completed: | 1873[3] |
Sold: | 1889[4] |
Service
Commander Maquay brought the ship back to Devonport. From July 1878, she spent some period of time out of commission there before being commissioned on 1 January, 1880.
She was re-commissioned at Bermuda on 25 April, 1883.[5]
In 1887, she was inactive in Devonport.
She was temporarily loaned to the Australian Navy during the Great War.
Captains
- Commander Samuel Long, 5 December, 1873[6] – 12 December, 1876
- Commander Thomas M. Maquay, 23 December, 1876[7] – July, 1878[8]
- Commander Wollaston C. Karslake, 1 January, 1880[9] – 20 October, 1884
- Commander Robert H. Archer, 10 September, 1885[10] – 23 December, 1886
- Lieutenant in Command George P. M. FitzGerald, 27 November, 1914[11][12] – December, 1915[13] (while ship on loan to the Australians)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 145.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 211.
- ↑ Date not fully legible in The National Archives. ADM 196/38/68. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399k.
- ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 94.
Bibliography
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