H.M.S. Apollo (1891)
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| H.M.S. Apollo (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.36 (1914) N.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | Apr, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[5] |
| Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Apollo was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Service
She commissioned at Chatham on 4 August 1909. In mid-1913, she was in Second Fleet in the Minelayer Squadron.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Richard Poore, 21 July, 1892[8] – c. 20 August, 1892[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Captain George A. Primrose, 11 July, 1893[9] – 26 August, 1893[10] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Philip F. Tillard, 15 June, 1897[11] – 29 July, 1897[12] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 5 November, 1900[13] – 28 April, 1903[14]
- Commander Hubert Grant-Dalton, 28 April, 1903[15] – 26 February, 1904[16]
- Commander Philip Walter, 27 February, 1904[17] – 12 December, 1904[18]
- Commander Arthur de K. L. May, 4 August, 1909[19]
- Commander Oscar M. Makins, 8 August, 1911 – 31 October, 1911
- Commander Harold E. Browne, 31 October, 1911[20] – 1 January, 1914
- Captain Forster D. Arnold-Forster, 1 January, 1914[21][22] – 22 November, 1914[23]
- Commander Walter R. G. Petre, 22 November, 1914[24][25] – 10 May, 1915[26]
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, 1 September, 1917[27] – 1 March, 1919 (Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton, 17 September, 1917 – July, 1918
- Captain (D) Arthur E. Wood, 11 April, 1919 – 14 June, 1920 (and as Captain (D), Devonport from 1 March, 1919)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 226.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/250. f. 248.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/264. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 280.
- ↑ Arnold-Forster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/166. f. 186.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 730.
See Also
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