H.M.S. Pelorus (1896)

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H.M.S. Pelorus
Career Details
Built By: Sheerness Royal Dockyard
Laid Down: May, 1895
Launched: 15 December, 1896
Commissioned: 30 March, 1897
Fate: Sold 1920

Career

Pelorus commissioned at Chatham on 30 March, 1897, under the command of Captain Edward H. Bayly.[1]

At the outbreak of the Great War, Pelorus joined Cruiser Force F of the Channel Fleet before being sent to join Cruiser Force E.[2]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 April, 1897. Issue 35166, col E, pg. 11.
  2. Home Waters—Part I. p. 11.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 19 March, 1897. Issue 35155, col D, pg. 11.
  4. Navy List (October, 1908). p. 353.
  5. Navy List (April, 1914). p. 354.

Bibliography

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