Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Philomel (1890)"
From The Dreadnought Project
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Philomel'' re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 356.</ref> | ''Philomel'' re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 356.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | She re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 867}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 22: | ||
* {{CommRN}} [[George N. Ballard]], 19 September, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 356.</ref> | * {{CommRN}} [[George N. Ballard]], 19 September, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 356.</ref> | ||
* Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan]], | * Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan]], | ||
| + | * Retired {{LCommRN}} R.N.R. [[John Brooke]], D.S.C., 6 August, 1914.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 867}} | ||
* Commander [[Joseph G. Walsh]], 5 August, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920). p. 953-8.</ref> | * Commander [[Joseph G. Walsh]], 5 August, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920). p. 953-8.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 7 January 2014
| H.M.S. Philomel (1890) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 May, 1889[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Aug, 1890[3] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Nov, 1891[4] |
| Scuttled: | 1949[5] |
H.M.S. Philomel was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.
Service
Philomel re-commissioned at Aden on 4 October, 1911 for service in the East Indies.[6]
She re-commissioned "abroad" on 20 April, 1917.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Victor Gallafent Gurner, 3 June 1909.[8]
- Commander George N. Ballard, 19 September, 1911.[9]
- Captain Michael Pelham O'Callaghan,
- Retired Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John Brooke, D.S.C., 6 August, 1914.[10]
- Commander Joseph G. Walsh, 5 August, 1920.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 356.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 4. 2 January, 1911.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 356.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
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).
| Pearl Class Third Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katoomba | Mildura | Pallas | Pearl | Phoebe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philomel | Ringarooma | Tauranga | Wallaroo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Barracouta Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Barham Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
