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.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William A. D. Acland, 1893?.[Fact Check]
- Captain William Hannam Henderson, January 1894. [8]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 16 July, 1901.[9]
- Captain John Edward Bearcroft, September 1902. [10]
- Captain Casper Joseph Baker, February 1905. [11]
- Captain Laurence Eliot Power, September 1906. [12]
- Captain Cuthbert Edward Hunter, 1907. [13]
- Captain Henry D. Wilkin, 27 June, 1908.[14]
- Captain Charles Lionel Napier, 14 June, 1909.[Citation needed]
- Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, 12 January, 1910.[15]
- Commander Charles William Bruton, 4 February, 1913.[16]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 31 July, 1914.[17]
- Captain Douglas Lionel Dent, June 1915. [18]
- Captain Francis Clifton Brown, June 1916. [19]
- Captain Alldin Usborne Moore, May 1917. [20]
- Captain Charles William Bruton, ?.[Fact Check]
- Captain Harry Seawell Frank Niblett, ?.[Fact Check]
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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 307.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p.307.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5. f. 20.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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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