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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William A. D. Acland]], 1893?.{{FC}}
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William A. D. Acland]], 1893?.{{FC}}
*Captain [[William Hannam Henderson]], January 1894. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]], January 1894. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|Harry S. F. Niblett]], 1 November, 1898.<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>
 
*Captain [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 202.</ref>
 
*Captain [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 202.</ref>
*Captain [[John Edward Bearcroft]], September 1902. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[John Edward Bearcroft|John E. Bearcroft]], September 1902. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Casper Joseph Baker]], February 1905. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Casper Joseph Baker|Casper J. Baker]], February 1905. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Laurence Eliot Power]], September 1906. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Laurence Eliot Power|Laurence E. Power]], September 1906. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Cuthbert Edward Hunter]], 1907. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Cuthbert Edward Hunter|Cuthbert E. Hunter]], 1907. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Henry Douglas Wilkin|Henry D. Wilkin]], 27 June, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 307.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Henry Douglas Wilkin|Henry D. Wilkin]], 27 June, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 307.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Lionel Napier]], 14 June, 1909.{{CN}}
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*Captain [[Charles Lionel Napier|Charles L. Napier]], 14 June, 1909.{{CN}}
*Captain [[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle]], 12 January, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 1 January, 1910.  Issue '''39158''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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*Captain [[Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|The Honourable Algernon D. E. H. Boyle]], 12 January, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 1 January, 1910.  Issue '''39158''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles William Bruton]], 4 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p.307.</ref>
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*{{CommRN}} [[Charles William Bruton|Charles W. Bruton]], 4 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p.307.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 31 July, 1914.<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  Book 5. f. 20.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 31 July, 1914.<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 20.</ref>
*Captain [[Douglas Lionel Dent]], June 1915. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]], June 1915. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Francis Clifton Brown]], June 1916. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Francis Clifton Brown|Francis C. Brown]], June 1916. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Alldin Usborne Moore]], May 1917. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Alldin Usborne Moore|Alldin U. Moore]], May 1917. {{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Harry Seawell Frank Niblett]], ?.{{FC}}
 
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 16:18, 30 July 2013

H.M.S. Edgar (1890)
Pendant Number: A5 (1914)
N.05 (Sep 1915)
N.38 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 3 Jun, 1889[3]
Launched: 24 Nov, 1890[4]
Commissioned: 2 Mar, 1893[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Morecambe[7]

H.M.S. Edgar was completed in 1893, name ship for her class of nine first-class protected cruisers.

Service

She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 18 March, 1913 to join the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 306.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  11. Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 307.
  17. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  18. The Navy List (April, 1914), p.307.
  19. Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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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