H.M.S. Surprise (1885)
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Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[1] |
Laid down: | 14 Feb, 1884[2] |
Launched: | 17 Jan, 1885[3] |
Completed: | 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
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 23 March, 1889.[6]
Captains
- Commander Phillip F. Tillard, 24 December, 1889[7]
- Commander Heathcoat S. Grant, 24 January, 1901 – 28 January, 1904[8]
- Commander Edward F. Bruen, 6 February, 1905[9] – 1 August, 1906[10]
- Commander Philip Francklin, 1 August, 1906[11] – 27 March, 1909[12]
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. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 255.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
- ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
- ↑ Francklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 446.
- ↑ Francklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 446.
Bibliography
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