H.M.S. Racer (1884)
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| H.M.S. Racer (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 6 Aug, 1884[2] |
| Sold: | 1928[3] |
H.M.S. Racer was one of six Mariner Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 9 April, 1885.[4]
Captains
- Commander Edmund H. Oldham, 9 April, 1885[5]
- Commander Arthur G. Fullerton, 27 July, 1886[6] – 11 July, 1887
- Commander Henry J. May, 10 October, 1887[7] – 10 May, 1889
- Commander Henry L. F. Royle, 21 April, 1891[8] – 30 June, 1892
- Commander Robert S. Rolleston, 28 July, 1892[9][10] – 29 September, 1894[11] (also took command of Sirius in early 1894)
- Commander (N) Henry W. Steele, 28 May, 1896[12] – 12 November, 1899 (participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander (N) Michael S. Beatty, 12 November, 1899[13] – 8 August, 1902
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 25 November, 1902[14]
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 1 May, 1905[15] – 16 July, 1908 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain Arthur H. Christian, 24 June, 1908[16] – 5 October, 1910 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain Horace L. A. Hood, 5 October, 1910[17] (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain (retired) Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, 1 August, 1914[18] – 15 December, 1918 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. Trepess, 11 March, 1921 – 1 November, 1921
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 246.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 245.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 296a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397l.
Bibliography
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