H.M.S. Immortalité (1887)
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| H.M.S. Immortalité (1887) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard [1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Jan, 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 7 Jul, 1887[3] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 1 Jan, 1907[5] |
H.M.S. Immortalité was one of 7 armoured cruisers of the Orlando class.
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 1 July, 1890.[6]
Immortalité was the second British warship to arrive at Manila (the first was the gunboat Linnet) after the American victory at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May, 1898. She arrived on 7 May and Commodore George Dewey was "especially greatful for the understanding attitude" of her commanding officer, Captain Edward Chichester, during the coming weeks.[7]
In 1902, she was in Sheerness, serving as a gunnery training ship, tender to Wildfire.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 18 July, 1889[9][10] – 7 September, 1889[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Sir William Wiseman, Bart., 1 July, 1890[12] – 23 August, 1892
- Captain Alexander G. McKechnie, 23 August, 1892[13]
- Captain Edward Chichester, 19 November, 1895[14]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 10 July, 1900[15] – 22 August, 1900[16]
- Captain Sackville H. Carden, 21 May, 1901[17] – 1902
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 16 October, 1902[18] – 12 May, 1904[19]
- Captain William O. Boothby, 6 May, 1904[20] – 18 January, 1905[21]
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. 227.
- ↑ Braisted. U.S. Navy in the Pacific, 1897-1909. pp. 33, 35.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 268.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 260.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Thursday, 5 July, 1900. Issue 36186, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 268.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 589.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 589.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
Bibliography
- Braisted, William Reynolds (1958). The United States Navy in the Pacific, 1897-1909. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (2008 reprint edition) (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- 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).
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