H.M.S. Alacrity (1885)
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H.M.S. Alacrity (1885) | |
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Builder: | Palmer, 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
On 8 October, 1911, she replaced Template:UK-Monitaur 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.[6]
Captains
- Commander Charles H. Adair, 6 December, 1889[7] – 11 March, 1893[8]
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 13 February, 1898[9] – 28 March, 1898[10]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 3 January, 1903[11] – 3 January, 1904[12]
- Commander Richard M. Harbord, 3 January, 1904[13] – 1 January, 1906[14]
- Commander Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 January, 1906[15] – 7 January, 1908[16]
- Commander Cyril T. M. Fuller, 25 February, 1908[17] – 27 January, 1910[18]
- Commander Alexander Lowndes, 27 January, 1910[19] – 8 February, 1912[20]
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.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 175.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
Bibliography
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