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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Pelorus'' (1896)|fate2=to Ward, Grays{{DittColl|p. 41}}
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'''H.M.S. ''Pelorus''''' was one of eleven [[Pelorus Class Cruiser (1896)|''Pelorus'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1898 and 1901.
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==Service==
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''Pelorus'' commissioned at Chatham on 30 March, 1897, under the command of Captain [[Edward Henry Bayly|Edward H. Bayly]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 1 April, 1897.  Issue '''35166''', col E, p. 11.</ref>
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She completed to full crew at Devonport 28 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 354}}
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At the outbreak of the Great War, ''Pelorus'' joined [[Cruiser Force F]] of the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]] before being sent to join [[Cruiser Force E]].<ref>''Home Waters&mdash;Part I''.  p. 11.</ref>
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Henry Bayly|nick=Edward H. Bayly|appt=30 March, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 277}}|end=26 January, 1899|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Charles Bertram Hulbert|nick=Henry C. B. Hulbert|appt=26 January, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 279}}|ass=2 February, 1899|end=22 August, 1900}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge|nick=Ernest C. T. Troubridge|appt=22 August, 1900<ref>Troubridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 78.</ref>|end=30 June, 1901<ref>Troubridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 78.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Charles Adolphe Marescaux|nick=Gerald C. A. Marescaux|appt=30 March, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 March, 1902.  Issue '''36705''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Legge Barnardiston|nick=Thomas L. Barnardiston|appt=19 May, 1904<ref>Barnardiston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 414.</ref>|end=1 January, 1906<ref>Barnardiston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 414.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=James Charles Tancred|nick=James C. Tancred|appt=1 January, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 353}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Craig Waller|nick=Arthur W. Craig|appt=1 January, 1908<ref>Waller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 207.</ref>|end=23 April, 1909<ref>Waller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 207.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|nick=Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton|appt=25 April, 1910<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>|end=24 June, 1910<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=24 June, 1910<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|end=12 August, 1910<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|nick=Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton|appt=2 August, 1910<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>|end=5 August, 1910<ref>Stapleton-Cotton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/411.|D7576563}} f. 411.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=12 August, 1910<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/6.|D8112195}} ff. 7, 53.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 352}}|end=14 July, 1911<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/6.|D8112195}} ff. 7, 53.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Peter William Edward Hill|nick=Peter W. E. Hill|appt=July, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 353}}|end=19 November, 1913<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/291.|D7602621}} f. 319.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Ernest Stevenson|nick=Ernest Stevenson|appt=14 November, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 396''j''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Tuthill Borrett|nick=Charles T. Borrett|appt=June, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 863}}|end=May, 1919}}
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*Captain [[Arthur William Craig Waller|Arthur W. Craig]], 1 January, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 353.</ref>
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==See Also==
*Commander Ernest Stevenson, 14 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 354.</ref>
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Pelorus.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
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Revision as of 15:45, 21 September 2017

H.M.S. Pelorus (1896)
Pendant Number: N/A[1]
Builder: Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: May, 1895[3]
Launched: 15 Dec, 1896[4]
Commissioned: 30 Mar, 1897
Sold: 6 May, 1920[5]
Fate: to Ward, Grays[6]

H.M.S. Pelorus was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.

Service

Pelorus commissioned at Chatham on 30 March, 1897, under the command of Captain Edward H. Bayly.[7]

She completed to full crew at Devonport 28 May, 1912.[8]

At the outbreak of the Great War, Pelorus joined Cruiser Force F of the Channel Fleet before being sent to join Cruiser Force E.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 April, 1897. Issue 35166, col E, p. 11.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 354.
  9. Home Waters—Part I. p. 11.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 277.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 279.
  12. Troubridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 78.
  13. Troubridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 78.
  14. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 March, 1902. Issue 36705, col D, p. 10.
  15. Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
  16. Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
  17. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 353.
  18. Waller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 207.
  19. Waller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 207.
  20. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
  21. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
  22. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  23. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  24. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
  25. Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
  26. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
  27. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 352.
  28. Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 353.
  30. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
  31. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396j.
  32. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 863.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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