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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}}
  
 
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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}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Leslie Pöe|nick=George L. Pöe|appt=4 July, 1888{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1888]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Leslie Pöe|nick=George L. Pöe|appt=4 July, 1888{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10}}|end=|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}}

Revision as of 09:49, 24 April 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. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  11. ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  12. ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 198.
  14. ↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/757. f. 752.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 225.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 227.

Bibliography


Archer Class Torpedo Cruiser
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  Porpoise Racoon Serpent Tartar  
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