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|builder=[[Elder]], Glasgow{{Conways1860|p. 52}} | |builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|John Elder & Company]], Glasgow{{Conways1860|p. 52}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned at Devonport 24 August, 1880 to take the place of ''Modeste'' on the [[China Station]]..{{NLDec81|p. 201}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cleopatra''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cleopatra''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Archer John William Musgrave|nick=Archer J. W. Musgrave|appt=29 November, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 206}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Durrant|nick=Francis Durrant|appt=24 August, 1880{{NLDec81|p. 201}}|end=2 March, 1882|note=invalided with dyspepsia and neuralgia}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=10 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 210}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Nelson Hippisley|nick=Henry N. Hippisley|appt=9 September, 1882{{NLSep85|p. 201}}|end=5 October, 1885}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=7 October, 1885<ref>Keppel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/239.}} f. ?.</ref>|end=7 June, 1887<ref>Keppel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/239.}} f. ?.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Archer John William Musgrave|nick=Archer J. W. Musgrave|appt=29 November, 1888<ref>Musgrave Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/297.|}} f. 938.</ref>{{NLJul90|p. 206}}|ass=12 February, 1889<ref>Musgrave Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/297.|}} f. 938.</ref>|end=21 August, 1891<ref>Musgrave Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/297.|}} f. 938.</ref>|note=invalided}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Penrose Humpage|nick=Richard P. Humpage|appt=22 August, 1891|end=|note=temporary}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=10 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 210}}|ass=29 September, 1891|end=24 May, 1892}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=21 September, 1892<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 276.</ref>|end=5 December, 1895<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 276.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe|nick=Assheton G. Curzon-Howe|appt=21 September, 1892<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 276.</ref>|end=5 December, 1895<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 276.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Archibald James Pocklington|nick=Archibald J. Pocklington|appt=8 May, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 238}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Lyon|nick=Herbert Lyon|appt=1 February, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 240}}|end=11 January, 1901{{NLJan01|p. 240}}<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Herbert Lyon|nick=Herbert Lyon|appt=1 February, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 240}}|end=11 January, 1901{{NLJan01|p. 240}}<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Kyle McAlpine|nick=Robert K. McAlpine|appt=9 May, 1899|end=31 October, 1899}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Lionel Napier|nick=Charles L. Napier|appt=11 January, 1901<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>|end=31 December, 1902<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Lionel Napier|nick=Charles L. Napier|appt=11 January, 1901<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>|end=31 December, 1902<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 72.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Pennant Athelwold Iremonger Lloyd|nick=Pennant A. I. Lloyd|appt=5 January, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 295}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Pennant Athelwold Iremonger Lloyd|nick=Pennant A. I. Lloyd|appt=5 January, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 295}}|end=14 January, 1905}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Fiennes Thursby|nick=Cecil F. Thursby|appt=19 July, 1903<ref>Thursby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 658.</ref>|end=10 August, 1903<ref>Thursby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 658.</ref>|note=and for command of Torpedo Craft Flotilla in manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Fiennes Thursby|nick=Cecil F. Thursby|appt=19 July, 1903<ref>Thursby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 658.</ref>|end=10 August, 1903<ref>Thursby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 658.</ref>|note=and for command of Torpedo Craft Flotilla in manoeuvres}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
The conflict between Thursby and Lloyd is noted. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Latest revision as of 15:18, 22 June 2021
H.M.S. Cleopatra (1878) | |
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Builder: | John Elder & Company, Glasgow[1] |
Laid down: | 1876[2] |
Launched: | 1 Aug, 1878[3] |
Completed: | 1878[4] |
Sold: | 1931[5] |
H.M.S. Cleopatra was one of nine Comus Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport 24 August, 1880 to take the place of Modeste on the China Station..[6]
Captains
- Captain Francis Durrant, 24 August, 1880[7] – 2 March, 1882 (invalided with dyspepsia and neuralgia)
- Captain Henry N. Hippisley, 9 September, 1882[8] – 5 October, 1885
- Captain Leicester C. Keppel, 7 October, 1885[9] – 7 June, 1887[10]
- Captain Archer J. W. Musgrave, 29 November, 1888[11][12] – 21 August, 1891[13] (invalided)
- Acting Captain Richard P. Humpage, 22 August, 1891 (temporary)
- Captain William M. Lang, 10 August, 1891[14] – 24 May, 1892
- Captain Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, 21 September, 1892[15] – 5 December, 1895[16]
- Captain Archibald J. Pocklington, 8 May, 1897[17]
- Commander Herbert Lyon, 1 February, 1899[18] – 11 January, 1901[19][20]
- Captain Robert K. McAlpine, 9 May, 1899 – 31 October, 1899
- Commander Charles L. Napier, 11 January, 1901[21] – 31 December, 1902[22]
- Commander Pennant A. I. Lloyd, 5 January, 1903[23] – 14 January, 1905
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 19 July, 1903[24] – 10 August, 1903[25] (and for command of Torpedo Craft Flotilla in manoeuvres)
The conflict between Thursby and Lloyd is noted.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 201.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/239. f. ?.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/239. f. ?.
- ↑ Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 206.
- ↑ Musgrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/297. f. 938.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 210.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 276.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 240.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 295.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
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