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==Service==
 
==Service==
''Pelorus'' commissioned at Chatham on 30 March, 1897, under the command of Captain [[Edward Harpur 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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''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>
  
She completed to full crew at Devonport 28 May, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 354.</ref>
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She completed to full crew at Devonport 28 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 354}}
  
 
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>
 
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 are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*Captain [[Edward Harpur Bayly|Edward H. Bayly]], 30 March, 1897.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 18th September, 1898''.  p. 277.</ref>
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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}}
*Captain [[Arthur Craig Waller|Arthur W. Craig]], 1 January, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 353.</ref>
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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}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Peter William Edward Hill|Peter W. E. Hill]], July, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 353.</ref>
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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>}}
*Commander [[Ernest Stevenson]], 14 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 354.</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>}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles Tuthill Borrett|Charles T. Borrett]], June, 1916.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 863}}
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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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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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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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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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