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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*  {{CaptRN}} [[Frederick Perceval Trench|Frederick P. Trench]], March, 1893.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Perceval Trench|nick=Frederick P. Trench|appt=March, 1893{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Frank Finnis]], May, 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Finnis|nick=Frank Finnis|appt=May, 1895{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Charles Gauntlett Dicken|Charles G. Dicken]], 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 October, 1897.  Issue '''35340''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Gauntlett Dicken|nick=Charles G. Dicken|appt=4 November, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 October, 1897.  Issue '''35340''', col C, p. 10.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Thomas Philip Walker|Thomas P. Walker]], April, 1901.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Philip Walker|nick=Thomas P. Walker|appt=April, 1901{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Richard Purefoy FitzGerald Purefoy|Richard P. F. Purefoy]], January, 1903.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Purefoy FitzGerald Purefoy|nick=Richard P. F. Purefoy|appt=January, 1903{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|A. Gordon H. W. Moore]], 18 July, 1905.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|nick=A. Gordon H. W. Moore|appt=18 July, 1905<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 64.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 15 May, 1906.<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 65.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Alexander Ballard|nick=George A. Ballard|appt=15 May, 1906<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 65.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Norman Craig Palmer|Norman C. Palmer]], 6 July, 1906.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Norman Craig Palmer|nick=Norman C. Palmer|appt=6 July, 1906<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Robert Edmund Ross Benson|Robert E. R. Benson]], June, 1907.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Edmund Ross Benson|nick=Robert E. R. Benson|appt=June, 1907{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Basil Hew Fanshawe|Basil H. Fanshawe]], October, 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=October, 1911{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], 1 July, 1912.<ref>Yelverton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|nick=Bentinck J. D. Yelverton|appt=1 July, 1912<ref>Yelverton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[John Frederick Ernest Green|John F. E. Green]], October, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Frederick Ernest Green|nick=John F. E. Green|appt=October, 1912{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy|Theobald W. B. Kennedy]], 23 June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 369.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy|nick=Theobald W. B. Kennedy|appt=23 June, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 369}}}}
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*  Captain [[Edmund Radcliffe Pears|Edmund R. Pears]], 15 July, 1913.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 86.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=15 July, 1913<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 86.</ref>}}
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*  {{CommRN}} [[George Cecil Hardy|George C. Hardy]], 23 June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 368.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Cecil Hardy|nick=George C. Hardy|appt=23 June, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 368}}}}
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*  Captain [[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>Williamson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 22.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|nick=Adolphus H. Williamson|appt=1 August, 1914<ref>Williamson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 22.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|Frederic A. Whitehead]], February, 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederic Aubrey Whitehead|nick=Frederic A. Whitehead|appt=February, 1915{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Captain [[James Denham Douglas Stewart|James D. D. Stewart]], December, 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Denham Douglas Stewart|nick=James D. D. Stewart|appt=December, 1915{{MackieRNW}}}}
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*  Commander [[Gilbert Hilton Kellett|Gilbert H. Kellett]], 10 June, 1920, and for duty with submarines.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 857.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Gilbert Hilton Kellett|nick=Gilbert H. Kellett|appt=10 June, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 857}}|note=and for duty with submarines}}
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Revision as of 15:10, 6 May 2014

H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
Pendant Number: A0 (1914)
N.10 (Sep 1915)
N.86 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 20 Jan, 1890[3]
Launched: 26 Feb, 1891[4]
Commissioned: 2 Mar, 1893[5]
Sold: 22 Sep, 1921[6]
Fate: to Cohen[7]

H.M.S. Royal Arthur was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896. She started the war serving with the Tenth Cruiser Squadron. In 1918, she became a submarine depot ship and was attached to the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla.

Service

Recommissioned at Portsmouth 18 June, 1913 for work with the Third Fleet.[8]

Recommissioned at Sheerness 19 August, 1913.[9]

At the start of the war, the Edgar class cruisers were operating with the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.[10]

In May, 1918, she started work as a depot ship for the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla, which was operating with the Grand Fleet.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 369.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 368.
  10. ↑ See Tenth Cruiser Squadron for references.
  11. ↑ See Twelfth Submarine Flotilla for references.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 October, 1897. Issue 35340, col C, p. 10.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 64.
  18. ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
  19. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 416.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 369.
  25. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
  27. ↑ Williamson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 22.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.

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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Crescent Edgar Endymion Gibraltar Grafton
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