H.M.S. Forte (1893)

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H.M.S. Forte (1893)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act of 1889[2]
Launched: 9 Dec, 1893[3]
Sold: 2 Apr, 1914[4]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Forte was one of eight Astræa class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1894 and 1896.

Service

Forte was sold on 2 April, 1914.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 77.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
  14. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 318.
  15. Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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