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'''H.M.S. ''Mersey''''' was one of four second class protected cruisers of the [[Mersey Class Cruiser (1885)|''Mersey'' class]] completed between 1887 and 1889. | '''H.M.S. ''Mersey''''' was one of four second class protected cruisers of the [[Mersey Class Cruiser (1885)|''Mersey'' class]] completed between 1887 and 1889. | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Adolphus Frederic St. Clair|nick=Adolphus F. St. Clair|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref>|end=6 September, 1892|note=for annual manoeuvres}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William McCoy FitzGerald Castle|nick=William McC. F. Castle|appt=24 July, 1897|end=22 May, 1898}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|nick=Thomas H. M. Jerram|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|end=21 August, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Conyers Lang|nick=Conyers Lang|appt=2 February, 1894|end=10 February, 1894|note=temporary, had already been in ship}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Ingles|nick=John Ingles|appt=5 February, 1894{{NLApr94|p. 235}}|end=1894{{NLMar96|p. 240}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George William Hill|nick=George W. Hill|appt=6 July, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 240}}|end=24 July, 1897}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Morris Henry Smyth|nick=Morris H. Smyth|appt=10 July, 1900|end=1 October, 1900<ref>Possibly,. His Service Record is hard to read.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Fogarty Fegen|nick=Frederick F. Fegen|appt=11 February, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 270}}|end=30 June, 1903{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=30 June, 1903<ref>De Salis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>|end=25 January, 1904<ref>De Salis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 3 April 2018
H.M.S. Mersey (1885) | |
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Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 9 Jul, 1883[2] |
Launched: | 31 Mar, 1885[3] |
Commissioned: | 1887[4] |
Sold: |
H.M.S. Mersey was one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class completed between 1887 and 1889.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Adolphus F. St. Clair, 21 July, 1892[5] – 6 September, 1892 (for annual manoeuvres)
- Captain William McC. F. Castle, 24 July, 1897 – 22 May, 1898
- Captain Thomas H. M. Jerram, 11 July, 1899[6] – 21 August, 1899[7] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Conyers Lang, 2 February, 1894 – 10 February, 1894 (temporary, had already been in ship)
- Captain John Ingles, 5 February, 1894[8] – 1894[9]
- Captain George W. Hill, 6 July, 1894[10] – 24 July, 1897
- Captain Morris H. Smyth, 10 July, 1900 – 1 October, 1900[11] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick F. Fegen, 11 February, 1903[12] – 30 June, 1903[Inference]
- Captain William F. De Salis, 30 June, 1903[13] – 25 January, 1904[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ Possibly,. His Service Record is hard to read.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 270.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
Bibliography
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