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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William A. D. Acland]], 1893?.{{FC}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William A. D. Acland]], 2 March, 1893.<ref>Acland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 6.</ref>
 
*Captain [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]], January, 1894. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]], January, 1894. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|Harry S. F. Niblett]], 1 November, 1898.<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|Harry S. F. Niblett]], 1 November, 1898.<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>
 
*Captain [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], (Man&oelig;uvres) 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 202.</ref>
 
*Captain [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], (Man&oelig;uvres) 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38}}.  f. 202.</ref>
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*Captain [[Bernard Currey]], (Man&oelig;uvres) 16 July, 1902.<ref>Currey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 36.</ref>
 
*Captain [[John Edward Bearcroft|John E. Bearcroft]], September, 1902. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[John Edward Bearcroft|John E. Bearcroft]], September, 1902. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Casper Joseph Baker|Casper J. Baker]], February, 1905. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Casper Joseph Baker|Casper J. Baker]], February, 1905. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Francis Clifton Brown|Francis C. Brown]], June, 1916. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Francis Clifton Brown|Francis C. Brown]], June, 1916. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Alldin Usborne Moore|Alldin U. Moore]], May, 1917. {{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Alldin Usborne Moore|Alldin U. Moore]], May, 1917. {{MackieRNW}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Reginald Henniker-Heaton]], 21 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 782}}
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*Commander [[Reginald Henniker-Heaton]], 21 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 782}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 09:21, 25 February 2014

H.M.S. Edgar (1890)
Pendant Number: A5 (1914)
N.05 (Sep 1915)
N.38 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 3 Jun, 1889[3]
Launched: 24 Nov, 1890[4]
Commissioned: 2 Mar, 1893[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Morecambe[7]

H.M.S. Edgar was completed in 1893, name ship for her class of nine first-class protected cruisers.

Service

She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 18 March, 1913 to join the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 306.
  9. Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 6.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  12. Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 202.
  13. Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 230.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 307.
  19. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  20. The Navy List (April, 1914), p.307.
  21. Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
  22. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Edgar Class First Class Protected Cruiser
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