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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=14 April, 1896<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=21 January, 1898<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=14 April, 1896<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>|end=21 January, 1898<ref>Giffard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 514.</ref>}} | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Hope Robertson|nick=Charles H. Robertson|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|end=23 August, 1901<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|note=for | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Hope Robertson|nick=Charles H. Robertson|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|end=23 August, 1901<ref>Robertson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 447.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=10 September, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>|end=25 November, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=10 September, 1901<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>|end=25 November, 1904<ref>Pelham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1025.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=26 November, 1904{{NLJun06|p. 318}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=26 November, 1904{{NLJun06|p. 318}}|end=}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Fox (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1893[3] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Apr, 1896[4] |
| Sold: | 14 Jul, 1920[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Fox was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.
Service
Fox was sold on 14 July, 1920, to Cardiff Marine Stores.[6]
She recommissioned on 16 July 1912 at Aden. In mid-1913, she was serving in the East Indies.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Richard P. Humpage, 24 July, 1895[8] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain George A. Giffard, 14 April, 1896[9] – 21 January, 1898[10]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 21 January, 1898[11] – 11 July, 1899[12]
- Captain Charles H. Robertson, 16 July, 1901[13][14] – 23 August, 1901[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 10 September, 1901[16] – 25 November, 1904[17]
- Captain John B. Eustace, 26 November, 1904[18]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 5 February, 1907[19] – 8 June, 1907[20]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 19 May, 1908[21][22] – 1 March, 1911[23]
- Captain James C. Tancred, 1 March, 1911[24] – 7 October, 1912
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 7 October, 1912[25][26] – 27 September, 1915[27]
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 27 September, 1915[28] – mid October, 1916 (apparently, to be replaced for a very short period of time)
- Commander Henry P. Ritchie, 14 October, 1916[29] – December, 1916 (temporary)
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 14 October, 1916[30] – 24 September, 1917[31]
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, 24 September, 1917[32][33] – c. 24 October, 1917 (cancelled, but may have been brief)
- Captain Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston, 24 October, 1917[34] – March, 1919[35]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. James Burns, 14 October, 1918[36] – 1 April, 1919[37]
- Captain Edward Altham, 1 April, 1919[38] – 27 September, 1919 (and as S.N.O, Arkhangel River Expedition)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 447.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 318.
- ↑ 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. (January, 1910). p. 319.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 354.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394f.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394n.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 419.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 419.
- ↑ Craufurd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/87. f. 87.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393w.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 796.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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