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'''H.M.S. ''Calypso''''' was one of two [[Calypso Class Cruiser (1883)|''Calypso'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Calypso''''' was one of two [[Calypso Class Cruiser (1883)|''Calypso'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
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In 1916, her named was changed to '''H.M.S. ''Briton'''''.
 
  
 
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Commissioned at Chatham on 21 September 1885 and joined the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]].{{NLApr91|p. 208}}
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''Calypso'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|Count Frederick C. Metaxa]] as part of Squadron 4, whose role in the scenario is difficult to discern in a contemporary newspaper account.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
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The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]].{{ToL|The Naval Review at Spithead|25 June 1897; p. 13}}
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In 1910, the ship was serving as a training ship for the [[Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve]].{{NLJan10|p. 290}}
 
In 1910, the ship was serving as a training ship for the [[Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve]].{{NLJan10|p. 290}}
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In 1916, her name was changed to '''H.M.S. ''Briton'''''.
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Coke Burnell|nick=John C. Burnell|appt=21 September, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 200}}|end=1888|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Coke Burnell|nick=John C. Burnell|appt=21 September, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 200}}|end=1888|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|nick=Count Frederick C. Metaxa|appt=1 November, 1888{{NLApr91|p. 207}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa|nick=Count Frederick C. Metaxa|appt=1 November, 1888{{NLApr91|p. 207}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=2 November, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 207}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=2 November, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 207}}|end=30 April, 1895<ref>Marrack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|}}  f. 861.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Harry L. F. Royle|appt=30 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 209}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Harry L. F. Royle|appt=30 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 209}}|end=8 May, 1897}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald James Pocklington|nick=Archibald J. Pocklington|appt=8 May, 1897<ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>|end=9 March, 1899<ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald James Pocklington|nick=Archibald J. Pocklington|appt=8 May, 1897<ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>|end=9 March, 1899<ref>Pocklington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1049.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Murray Walker|nick=Frederick M. Walker|appt=3 September, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 240}}|end=20 October, 1903{{INF}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Murray Walker|nick=Frederick M. Walker|appt=3 September, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 240}}|end=20 October, 1903{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles William Stares Leggatt|nick=Charles W. S. Leggatt|appt=20 October, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 291}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles William Stares Leggatt|nick=Charles W. S. Leggatt|appt=20 October, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 291}}|end=20 April, 1905}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur George Kennedy Hill|nick=Arthur G. K. Hill|appt=20 April, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 290}}|end=mid 1907}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur George Kennedy Hill|nick=Arthur G. K. Hill|appt=20 April, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 290}}|end=mid 1907}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Goodwin Innes|nick=Harold G. Innes|appt=1 June, 1907{{NLJan10|p. 290}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Goodwin Innes|nick=Harold G. Innes|appt=1 June, 1907{{NLJan10|p. 290}}|end=25 July, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Trevelyan Atlay|nick=Harold T. Atlay|appt=25 July, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 290}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Harold Trevelyan Atlay|nick=Harold T. Atlay|appt=25 July, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 290}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Anthony Francis Joseph MacDermott|nick=Anthony F. J. MacDermott|appt=1 February, 1914{{NLOct16|p. 392''q''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Briton''}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Anthony Francis Joseph MacDermott|nick=Anthony F. J. MacDermott|appt=1 February, 1914{{NLOct16|p. 392''q''}}|end=25 March, 1919<ref>Date hard to read.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Briton''}}
 
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Revision as of 09:14, 6 September 2019

H.M.S. Calypso (1883)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down: 1 Sep, 1881
Launched: 7 Jun, 1883
Commissioned: 21 Sep, 1885[1]
Sold: 1922

H.M.S. Calypso was one of two Calypso class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 21 September 1885 and joined the Training Squadron.[2]

Calypso participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Count Frederick C. Metaxa as part of Squadron 4, whose role in the scenario is difficult to discern in a contemporary newspaper account.[3]

The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[4]

In 1910, the ship was serving as a training ship for the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve.[5]

In 1916, her name was changed to H.M.S. Briton.

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
  3. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  4. ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 290.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 200.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 207.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 207.
  9. ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/94. f. 861.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 209.
  11. ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  12. ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 240.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 291.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 290.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 290.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 290.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392q.
  19. ↑ Date hard to read.

See Also

Bibliography


Calypso Class Third Class Protected Cruiser
  Calypso Calliope  
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