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|launch=28 Feb, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 80}} | |launch=28 Feb, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 80}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Palmer]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 80}} | + | |builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 80}} |
|laid=14 Feb, 1884{{Conways1860|p. 80}} | |laid=14 Feb, 1884{{Conways1860|p. 80}} | ||
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
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She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.{{NLMar91|p. 196}} | She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.{{NLMar91|p. 196}} | ||
− | She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 20 September, 1906.{{ | + | Arrived at Singapore in early December, 1896 in company with {{UK-1Centurion}}, the T.B.Ds. {{UK-Handy}} and {{UK-Hart}} and the {{UK-2Porpoise|f=t}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063}} |
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+ | She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 20 September, 1906.{{NLJan08|p. 274}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 8 October, 1910.{{NLJul11|p. 275}} | ||
On 8 October, 1911, she replaced {{UK-Minotaur}} as Vice-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe]]'s flagship on the [[China Station]], but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.<ref>Winsloe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref> | On 8 October, 1911, she replaced {{UK-Minotaur}} as Vice-Admiral [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe]]'s flagship on the [[China Station]], but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.<ref>Winsloe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 541.</ref> | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Alacrity''" nat=UK> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Blair Maconochie|nick=Robert B. Maconochie|appt=22 June, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 193}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Blair Maconochie|nick=Robert B. Maconochie|appt=22 June, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 193}}|end=17 February, 1890|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=6 December, 1889<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>|end=11 March, 1893<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.|}} f. 175.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Grassie De Lisle|nick=Francis G. De Lisle|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 197}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Grassie De Lisle|nick=Francis G. De Lisle|appt=1 January, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 197}}|end=1 January, 1897}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien|nick=Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 221}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien|nick=Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 221}}|end=18 April, 1900}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Henry Metcalfe Login|nick=Spencer H. M. Login|appt=13 February, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>|end=28 March, 1898<ref>Login Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 298.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|nick=Christopher G. F. M. Cradock|appt=1 February, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 221}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Seymour Elphinstone Erskine|nick=Seymour E. Erskine|appt=18 April, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 221}}|end=1902{{FC}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Osmond de B. Brock|appt=3 January, 1903<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|end=3 January, 1904<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|nick=Osmond de B. Brock|appt=3 January, 1903<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|end=3 January, 1904<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|nick=Richard M. Harbord|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|nick=Richard M. Harbord|appt=3 January, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 273}}<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=1 January, 1906<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>|end=7 January, 1908<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eustace La Trobe Leatham|nick=Eustace La T. Leatham|appt=1 January, 1906{{NLJan08|p. 274}}<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>|end=7 January, 1908<ref>Leatham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 147.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=25 February, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 274}}<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>|end=27 January, 1910<ref>Fuller Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 460.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|ass=5 March, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Lowndes|nick=Alexander Lowndes|appt=27 January, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 274}}|end=8 February, 1912<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>|ass=5 March, 1910<ref>Lowndes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Laverock Lambe|nick=Charles L. Lambe|appt=8 February, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 275}}|end=April, 1913|succBy=Vessel Retired}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:21, 7 November 2019
H.M.S. Alacrity (1885) | |
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Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1] |
Laid down: | 14 Feb, 1884[2] |
Launched: | 28 Feb, 1885[3] |
Completed: | 22 Jun, 1886[4] |
Sold: | 1913[5] |
H.M.S. Alacrity was one of two Surprise Class third class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.[6]
Arrived at Singapore in early December, 1896 in company with Centurion, the T.B.Ds. Handy and Hart and the torpedo cruiser Porpoise.[7]
She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 20 September, 1906.[8]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 8 October, 1910.[9]
On 8 October, 1911, she replaced Minotaur as Vice-Admiral Alfred Leigh Winsloe's flagship on the China Station, but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912.[10]
Captains
- Commander Robert B. Maconochie, 22 June, 1886[11] – 17 February, 1890
- Commander Charles H. Adair, 6 December, 1889[12] – 11 March, 1893[13]
- Commander Francis G. De Lisle, 1 January, 1894[14] – 1 January, 1897
- Commander Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien, 1 January, 1897[15] – 18 April, 1900
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 13 February, 1898[16] – 28 March, 1898[17]
- Commander Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 1 February, 1900[18]
- Commander Seymour E. Erskine, 18 April, 1901[19] – 1902[Fact Check]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 3 January, 1903[20] – 3 January, 1904[21]
- Commander Richard M. Harbord, 3 January, 1904[22][23] – 1 January, 1906[24]
- Commander Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 January, 1906[25][26] – 7 January, 1908[27]
- Commander Cyril T. M. Fuller, 25 February, 1908[28][29] – 27 January, 1910[30]
- Commander Alexander Lowndes, 27 January, 1910[31][32] – 8 February, 1912[33]
- Commander Charles L. Lambe, 8 February, 1912[34] – April, 1913
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 02, 1896; pg. 12; Issue 35063.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 193.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 221.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 221.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 273.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 274.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 274.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
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