H.M.S. Superb (1875)
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| H.M.S. Superb (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[1] |
| Purchased: | 20 Feb, 1878[2] |
| Laid down: | 1873[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Nov, 1875[4] |
| Completed: | 15 Nov, 1880[5] |
| Sold: | 1906[6] |
H.M.S. Superb was originally built for Turkey as Hamidieh, but was purchased for service during the Russian war scare.
Construction and Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 22 December, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.[7]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 14 April, 1891 to replace the turret ship H.M.S. Ajax as Coast Guard ship at Greenock with officers and crew turned over by that ship.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry F. Cleveland, 22 November, 1883[9][10] – 1886[11]
- Captain Arthur H. Alington, 30 November, 1891[12] – 1 April, 1892[13]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 3 May, 1893[14][15] – 22 May, 1894[16]
- Captain Henry Leah, 10 July, 1900[17] – 9 November, 1900 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 25 November, 1902[18] – c. May, 1903
- Captain William G. E. Ruck-Keene, 12 March, 1903[19] – 1 August, 1903[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 255.
- ↑ Cleveland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ Cleveland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 255.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/33. f. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 257.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 305.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
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).
