H.M.S. Edgar (1890)
From The Dreadnought Project
| 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.
- Captain William A. D. Acland, 2 March, 1893[9]
- Captain William H. Henderson, January, 1894[10]
- Captain Harry S. F. Niblett, 1 November, 1898[11] – 15 February, 1899[12]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 16 July, 1901[13] – 27 August, 1901[14] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Bernard Currey, 16 July, 1902[15] – 27 August, 1902[16]
- Captain John E. Bearcroft, 9 April, 1903[17] – 21 March, 1904[18]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 1 February, 1905[19] – 11 September, 1906[20]
- Captain Laurence E. Power, 12 September, 1906[21] – 11 February, 1907[22]
- Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 11 February, 1907[23] – 30 April, 1908[24]
- Captain Henry D. Wilkin, 27 June, 1908[25]
- Captain Charles L. Napier, 14 June, 1909[26] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, 12 January, 1910[27] – 26 June, 1910[28]
- Captain Charles B. Miller, 21 February, 1911[29] – 22 July, 1911[30] (trooping)
- Commander Charles W. Bruton, 4 February, 1913[31][32] – 23 November, 1914[33]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 31 July, 1914[34] – 5 December, 1914[35]
- Commander Reginald St. P. Parry, 20 March, 1915[36] – 7 May, 1915[37] (temporary)
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 25 June, 1915[38] – 8 June, 1916[39]
- Captain Francis C. Brown, 8 June, 1916[40]
- Captain Alldin U. Moore, 15 May, 1917[41]
- Commander Reginald Henniker-Heaton, 21 May, 1918[42][43] – 7 April, 1919[44]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
- ↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
- ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
- ↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 230.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 469.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 307.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p.307.
- ↑ Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
- ↑ Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
- ↑ Henniker-Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/442. f. 508.
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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