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{{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 [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900]]}} | {{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 [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Holcombe Dare|nick=Charles H. Dare|appt=16 July, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|end=|note=for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Fogarty Fegen|nick=Frederick F. Fegen|appt=11 February, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 270}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Fogarty Fegen|nick=Frederick F. Fegen|appt=11 February, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 270}}|end=21 May, 1903}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert du Cane Luard|nick=Herbert du C. Luard|appt=21 May, 1903|end=c. 30 June, 1903|note=temporarily, awaiting arrival of de Salis}} | ||
{{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>}} | {{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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| 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 Edward G. Hulton, 4 July, 1888[5] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1888)
- Captain Henry Rose, 18 July, 1889[6] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Captain Arthur W. Moore, 22 July, 1890[7] – c. 23 August, 1890[8] (during the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890)
- Captain Adolphus F. St. Clair, 21 July, 1892[9] – 6 September, 1892 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Commander Conyers Lang, 2 February, 1894 – 10 February, 1894 (temporary, had already been in ship)
- Captain John Ingles, 5 February, 1894[10] – 1894[11]
- Captain George W. Hill, 6 July, 1894[12] – 24 July, 1897 (in command for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain William McC. F. Castle, 24 July, 1897 – 22 May, 1898
- Captain Thomas H. M. Jerram, 11 July, 1899[13] – 21 August, 1899[14] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Morris H. Smyth, 10 July, 1900 – 1 October, 1900[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Charles H. Dare, 16 July, 1901[16] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Captain Frederick F. Fegen, 11 February, 1903[17] – 21 May, 1903
- Commander Herbert du C. Luard, 21 May, 1903 – c. 30 June, 1903 (temporarily, awaiting arrival of de Salis)
- Captain William F. De Salis, 30 June, 1903[18] – 25 January, 1904[19]
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 3 July 1888, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 23, 1890; pg. 6; Issue 33098.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Possibly. His Service Record is hard to read.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ 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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