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| H.M.S. Marathon (1888) | |
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| Builder: | Fairfield, Govan[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Aug, 1887[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Aug, 1888[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Marathon was one of five second class protected cruisers of the Medea class completed for the Royal Navy in 1889 and 1890.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 September, 1890.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George W. Hill, 16 September, 1890[7]
- Captain Robert B. Maconochie, 1 January, 1894[8]
- Captain John G. M. Field, 2 June, 1898[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 238a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 278.
Bibliography
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