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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 March, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 255}}
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The ship visited the port of [[Mahon]] in Minorca, Spain from 16-17 May, 1888 under the command of [[Maurice Archibald Bourke]].<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref>
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She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 March, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 255}}
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In February 1913, she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Alacrity'''''.
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Archibald Thomas Carter|nick=Archibald T. Carter|appt=13 October, 1892<ref>Carter Service Record.  In our PDF for [[Arthur William Carter]].  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=20 September, 1895<ref>Carter Service Record.  In our PDF for [[Arthur William Carter]].  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 198.</ref>}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes|nick=Cecil D. S. Raikes|appt=27 March, 1909<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602757}} f. 490.</ref>|end=24 March, 1911<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602757}} f. 490.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes|nick=Cecil D. S. Raikes|appt=27 March, 1909<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602757}} f. 490.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 380}}|end=24 March, 1911<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602757}} f. 490.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Archibald Cochrane|nick=Archibald Cochrane|appt=21 February, 1913|end=24 August, 1914|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity''|note=ship renamed ''Alacrity'' on 27 February, 1913}}
 
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 29 April 2024

H.M.S. Surprise (1885)
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1]
Laid down: 14 Feb, 1884[2]
Launched: 17 Jan, 1885[3]
Commissioned: 20 Jul, 1886[4]
Sold: 1919[5]

H.M.S. Surprise was one of two Surprise Class third class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

The ship visited the port of Mahon in Minorca, Spain from 16-17 May, 1888 under the command of Maurice Archibald Bourke.[6]

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 March, 1889.[7]

In February 1913, she was renamed H.M.S. Alacrity.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 232.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
  6. ↑ Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 255.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 232.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 255.
  10. ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 374.
  11. ↑ Carter Service Record. In our PDF for Arthur William Carter. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
  12. ↑ Carter Service Record. In our PDF for Arthur William Carter. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 267.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 304a.
  17. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 380.
  19. ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
  20. ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
  21. ↑ Francklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 446.
  22. ↑ Francklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 446.
  23. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 380.
  25. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.

Bibliography


Surprise Class Third Class Protected Cruiser
  Alacrity Surprise  
<– Calypso Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Mersey Class –>


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