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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=24 March, 1891<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=20 April, 1894<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=24 March, 1891<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=20 April, 1894<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Julian Alleyne Baker|nick=Julian A. Baker|appt=22 February, 1894{{NavAppts|9 Feb. 1894, p. 10}}<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/48.}} f. 61.</ref>|end=17 May, 1895<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/48.}} f. 61.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Edward Meryon|nick=John E. Meryon|appt=16 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 236}}|ass=8 July, 1895|end=16 March, 1897}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Edward Meryon|nick=John E. Meryon|appt=16 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 236}}|ass=8 July, 1895|end=16 March, 1897}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=16 March, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 April, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Carter|nick=Arthur W. Carter|appt=16 March, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>|end=21 April, 1897<ref>Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600930}} f. 198.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 18 January 2022
| H.M.S. Katoomba (1889) | |
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| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[1] |
| Laid down: | 15 Aug, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Aug, 1889[3] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Mar, 1891[4] |
| Sold: | 1906[5] |
H.M.S. Katoomba was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 24 March, 1891[6] – 20 April, 1894[7]
- Captain Julian A. Baker, 22 February, 1894[8][9] – 17 May, 1895[10]
- Captain John E. Meryon, 16 May, 1895[11] – 16 March, 1897
- Acting Captain Arthur W. Carter, 16 March, 1897[12] – 21 April, 1897[13]
- Acting Captain Arthur W. Carter, 4 November, 1897[14] – 21 February, 1898[15] (and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 15 December, 1897[16][17] – 22 April, 1900[18] (and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain Harry L. F. Royle, 15 December, 1899[19] – 19 August, 1902 (and in charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney)
- Captain John G. M. Field, 1 April, 1902[20] (and in charge of Steam Reserve and Naval Establishments at Sydney)
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 8 February, 1904[21] – 26 October, 1904[22] (invalided to England for operation)
- Commander Douglas L. Dent, 9 November, 1904[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 9 Feb. 1894, p. 10.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/48. f. 61.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/48. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 236.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 198.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1270. ff. 524, 525.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 265.
- ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1270. ff. 524, 525.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 276.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 335.
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).
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