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''Archer'' was first commissioned for the Jubilee Naval Review of 1887, on 7 July, 1887.{{ToL|The Forthcoming Naval Review|1 July 1887, p. 13}}
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''Archer'' was commissioned at Devonport on 11 December, 1888 under Commander [[John Ferris]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLMar91|p. 199}}
 
''Archer'' was commissioned at Devonport on 11 December, 1888 under Commander [[John Ferris]] for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLMar91|p. 199}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Rolleston Prickett|nick=John R. Prickett|appt=14 July, 1887<ref>Prickett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/292.|}} f. 1060.</ref>{{ToL|The Great Naval Review|22 July 1887, p. 3}}|end=|note=lent for Jubilee Review of 1887}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Leslie Pöe|nick=George L. Pöe|appt=4 July, 1888<ref>Pöe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/608.}}  ff. 1050, 1083.</ref>{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}}|end=30 August, 1888<ref>Pöe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/608.}}  ff. 1050, 1083.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1888]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ferris|nick=John Ferris|appt=11 December, 1888<ref>Ferris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 448.</ref>|end=15 February, 1892<ref>Ferris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 448.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Ferris|nick=John Ferris|appt=11 December, 1888<ref>Ferris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 448.</ref>|end=15 February, 1892<ref>Ferris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 448.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald William Scott Rogers|nick=Reginald W. S. Rogers|appt=18 December, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 198}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald William Scott Rogers|nick=Reginald W. S. Rogers|appt=18 December, 1891<ref>Rogers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/370.|}}  f. 1117.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 198}}|end=31 March, 1896<ref>Rogers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/370.|}}  f. 1117.</ref>|note=this is perhaps not in command?}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Conyers Lang|nick=Conyers Lang|appt=1 November, 1894|end=26 August, 1895|note=invalided}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Conyers Lang|nick=Conyers Lang|appt=1 November, 1894|end=26 August, 1895|note=invalided}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edmund Kingsmill|nick=Charles E. Kingsmill|appt=27 August, 1895<ref>Kingsmill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 752.</ref>|ass=12 November, 1895<ref>Kingsmill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 752.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Edmund Kingsmill|nick=Charles E. Kingsmill|appt=27 August, 1895<ref>Kingsmill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/757.|D7601383}}  f. 752.</ref>|ass=12 November, 1895<ref>Kingsmill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/757.|D7601383}}  f. 752.</ref>|end=18 December, 1898<ref>Kingsmill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}}  f. 353.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=27 August, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 225}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=27 August, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 225}}<ref>Dare Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/396.|}} f. 298.</ref>}|end=1 June, 1899<ref>Dare Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/396.|}} f. 298.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Philip Rolleston|nick=John P. Rolleston|appt=30 August, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 227}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Philip Rolleston|nick=John P. Rolleston|appt=30 August, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 227}}<ref>Rolleston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/370.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=25 March, 1904<ref>Rolleston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/370.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 2 August 2021

H.M.S. Archer (1885)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1]
Laid down: 2 Mar, 1885[2]
Launched: 23 Dec, 1885[3]
Completed: 11 Dec, 1888[4]
Sold: 1905[5]
H.M.S. Archer was one of eight Archer Class torpedo cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Archer was first commissioned for the Jubilee Naval Review of 1887, on 7 July, 1887.[6]

Archer was commissioned at Devonport on 11 December, 1888 under Commander John Ferris for service on the China Station.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  6. "The Forthcoming Naval Review." The Times (London, England), 1 July 1887, p. 13.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 199.
  8. Prickett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/292. f. 1060.
  9. "The Great Naval Review." The Times (London, England), 22 July 1887, p. 3.
  10. Pöe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/608. ff. 1050, 1083.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  12. Pöe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/608. ff. 1050, 1083.
  13. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  14. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  15. Rogers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. 1117.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 198.
  17. Rogers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. 1117.
  18. Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/757. f. 752.
  19. Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 353.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 225.
  21. Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/396. f. 298.
  22. Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/396. f. 298.
  23. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 227.
  24. Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.
  25. Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.

Bibliography


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