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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=22 September, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 200}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Andrew Thomas Bruce|nick=James A. T. Bruce|appt=22 September, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 200}}|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=William A. D. Acland|appt=22 September, 1894{{NLApr97|p. 200}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|nick=William A. D. Acland|appt=22 September, 1894{{NLApr97|p. 200}}|end=September, 1897{{INF}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Mackenzie McQuhae|nick=John M. McQuhae|appt=22 September, 1897<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|end=26 October, 1899<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Mackenzie McQuhae|nick=John M. McQuhae|appt=22 September, 1897<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>|end=26 October, 1899<ref>McQuhae Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601477}} f. 850.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=11 November, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 227}}|end=19 February, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 227}}<ref>Neville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17/482}}</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=11 November, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 227}}|end=19 February, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 227}}<ref>Neville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17/482}}</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 11 April 2016
| H.M.S. Australia (1886) | |
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| Builder: | Fairfield[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Apr, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1886[3] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1888[4] |
| Sold: | 4 Apr, 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Australia was one of 7 armoured cruisers of the Orlando class.
A later battle cruiser and also a heavy cruiser of the same name would serve in the Royal Australian Navy.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Martin J. Dunlop, 19 November, 1889[6]
- Captain Swinton C. Holland, 7 August, 1891[7]
- Captain James A. T. Bruce, 22 September, 1891[8]
- Captain William A. D. Acland, 22 September, 1894[9] – September, 1897[Inference]
- Captain John M. McQuhae, 22 September, 1897[10] – 26 October, 1899[11]
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 11 November, 1899[12] – 19 February, 1900[13][14]
- Captain George Neville, 19 February, 1900[15] – 23 November, 1902[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 200.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 227.
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
Bibliography
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| Aurora | Australia | Galatea | Immortalité | Narcissus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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