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Commissioned at Sheerness on 16 April, 1885 under command of Captain [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]].{{NLSep85|p. 234}}
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Hotham|nick=Charles F. Hotham|appt=16 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 234}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=14 December, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 227}}|end=late 1888}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Robert Kennedy|nick=William R. Kennedy|appt=14 December, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 227}}|end=late 1888}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|nick=Reginald F. H. Henderson|appt=22 May, 1889<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>|end=29 October, 1891<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|nick=Reginald F. H. Henderson|appt=22 May, 1889<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>|end=29 October, 1891<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>}}

Revision as of 13:45, 3 August 2017

H.M.S. Ruby (1876)
Builder: Earle, Hull[1]
Laid down: Jul, 1874[2]
Launched: 9 Aug, 1876[3]
Completed: Jun, 1877[4]
Sold: 1921[5]
H.M.S. Ruby was one of six Emerald Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Sheerness on 16 April, 1885 under command of Captain Charles F. Hotham.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
  6. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 234.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 234.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 227.
  9. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  10. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 252.
  12. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  13. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.

Bibliography


Emerald Class Corvette
  Emerald Garnet Opal  
  Ruby Tourmaline Turquoise