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==Service==
 
==Service==
Paid off on 22 November, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 815}}
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The ship visited the port of [[Mahon]] in Minorca, Spain from 1-8 December, 1893 under the command of [[John Hugh Bainbridge]].<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=13 September, 1889<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=13 September, 1889<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis A. Beaumont|appt=22 July, 1890{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}|end=c. 23 August, 1890|note=during the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Johnstone|nick=Charles Johnstone|appt=8 July, 1891<ref>Johnstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1991.|}}  f. 705.</ref>|end=10 August, 1891<ref>Johnstone Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1991.|}}  f. 705.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Hugh Bainbridge|nick=John H. Bainbridge|appt=4 May, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 237}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Hugh Bainbridge|nick=John H. Bainbridge|appt=4 May, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 237}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Briggs Lang|nick=Henry B. Lang|appt=19 November, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 242}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Briggs Lang|nick=Henry B. Lang|appt=19 November, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 242}}|end=11 September, 1896|note=drowned in boat accident}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Carnegie Codrington Forsyth|nick=William C. C. Forsyth|appt=20 October, 1896|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Fowler King-Hall|nick=George F. King-Hall|appt=December, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 273}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Fowler King-Hall|nick=George F. King-Hall|appt=December, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 273}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward George Shortland|nick=Edward G. Shortland|appt=21 May, 1901{{NLMay03|p. 283}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward George Shortland|nick=Edward G. Shortland|appt=21 May, 1901{{NLMay03|p. 283}}|end=10 June, 1901<ref>Seems to be written as 10 June, 1900 in ADM 196/39.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest Kindersley Loring|nick=Ernest K. Loring|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Loring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 103.</ref>|end=17 November, 1902<ref>Loring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 103.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest Kindersley Loring|nick=Ernest K. Loring|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>Loring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 103.</ref>|end=17 November, 1902<ref>Loring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 103.</ref>|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Oswald Story|nick=William O. Story|appt=10 June, 1903<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} ff. 1236, 1248.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 348}}|end=11 March, 1905<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} ff. 1236, 1248.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Oswald Story|nick=William O. Story|appt=10 June, 1903<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} ff. 1236, 1248.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 348}}|end=11 March, 1905<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} ff. 1236, 1248.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant, R.N.R.|name=Neil Nicolson|nick=Neil Nicolson|appt=9 December, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 850}}|end=}}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 27 April 2024

H.M.S. Narcissus (1886)
Builder: Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull [1]
Laid down: 27 Apr, 1885[2]
Launched: 15 Dec, 1886[3]
Commissioned: Jul, 1889[4]
Sold: 11 Sep, 1906[5]

H.M.S. Narcissus was one of seven armoured cruisers of the Orlando class.

Service

The ship visited the port of Mahon in Minorca, Spain from 1-8 December, 1893 under the command of John Hugh Bainbridge.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
  6. Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.
  7. Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
  8. Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
  9. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  10. Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
  11. Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 237.
  13. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 242.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 273.
  15. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 283.
  16. Seems to be written as 10 June, 1900 in ADM 196/39.
  17. Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
  18. Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
  19. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. ff. 1236, 1248.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 348.
  21. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. ff. 1236, 1248.

Bibliography


Orlando Class Armoured Cruiser
Aurora Australia Galatea Immortalité Narcissus
  Orlando Undaunted  
<– Imperieuse Class Major Cruisers (UK) Blake Class –>