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|launch=20 Mar, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 58}} | |launch=20 Mar, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 58}} | ||
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|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Melita''''' ('''''Ringdove''''' after 1915) was one of six [[Mariner Class Sloop (1883)|''Mariner'' Class screw sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Melita''''' ('''''Ringdove''''' after 1915) was one of six [[Mariner Class Sloop (1883)|''Mariner'' Class screw sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | Commissioned at [[Malta]] on 29 October, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 235}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Melita''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Melita''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Fowler King-Hall|nick=George F. King-Hall|appt=29 October, 1889<ref>King-Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 577.</ref>|end=|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Fowler King-Hall|nick=George F. King-Hall|appt=29 October, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 231}}<ref>King-Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 577.</ref>|end=31 December, 1891<ref>King-Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 577.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Morris Henderson|nick=George M. Henderson|appt=4 January, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 235}}|end=mid 1894}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Morris Henderson|nick=George M. Henderson|appt=4 January, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 235}}|end=mid 1894}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Alfred Simons|nick=Ernest A. Simons|appt=28 August, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>|end=September, 1897<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 22.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Alfred Simons|nick=Ernest A. Simons|appt=28 August, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>|end=September, 1897<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 22.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Athol Scudamore Stanhope|nick=The Hon. Henry A. S. Stanhope|appt=11 January, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 271}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Athol Scudamore Stanhope|nick=The Hon. Henry A. S. Stanhope|appt=11 January, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 271}}|end=7 October, 1898|note=invalided}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ian Mackenzie Fraser|nick=Ian M. Fraser|appt=13 October, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 280}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ian Mackenzie Fraser|nick=Ian M. Fraser|appt=13 October, 1898{{NLJan01|p. 280}}|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Montagu Roberts West|nick=Reginald M. R. West|appt=11 December, 1915<ref>West Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/128.}} f. 129.</ref>|end=17 December, 1915<ref>West Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/128.}} f. 129.</ref>|note=for passage from Rosyth to Liverpool}} |
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 18 January 2022
| H.M.S. Melita (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Malta Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 20 Mar, 1888[2] |
| Commissioned: | 29 Oct, 1889[3] |
| Sold: | 1920[4] |
Service
Commissioned at Malta on 29 October, 1889.[5]
Captains
- Commander George F. King-Hall, 29 October, 1889[6][7] – 31 December, 1891[8]
- Commander George M. Henderson, 4 January, 1892[9] – mid 1894
- Commander Ernest A. Simons, 28 August, 1894[10] – September, 1897[11]
- Commander The Hon. Henry A. S. Stanhope, 11 January, 1897[12] – 7 October, 1898 (invalided)
- Commander Ian M. Fraser, 13 October, 1898[13]
- Commander Reginald M. R. West, 11 December, 1915[14] – 17 December, 1915[15] (for passage from Rosyth to Liverpool)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 577.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 231.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 577.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 577.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 235.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 280.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/128. f. 129.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/128. f. 129.
Bibliography
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