H.M.S. Orlando (1886)
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| H.M.S. Orlando (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow [1] |
| Laid down: | 23 Apr, 1885[2] |
| Launched: | 3 Aug, 1886[3] |
| Commissioned: | 24 May, 1888[4] |
| Sold: | 11 Jul, 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Orlando was one of seven Orlando class armoured cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in the late 1880s.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 24 May, 1888.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles J. Barlow, 10 September, 1889[7][8] – 21 November, 1892[9]
- Captain Charles R. Arbuthnot, 12 September, 1892[10] – January, 1895[11] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1 November, 1894[12]
- Captain Frederic W. Fisher, 1 January, 1895[13] – 12 May, 1898[14]
- Captain James H. T. Burke, 16 February, 1899[15][16] – 12 May, 1902[17] (died while in command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). pp. 235-6.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 239.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 39.
- ↑ Inferred from his next appointment.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 245.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 281.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 281.
- ↑ Burke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 287.
- ↑ Burke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/198.
Bibliography
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