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'''H.M.S. ''Theseus''''' was one of nine protected cruisers of the [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|''Edgar'' class]] completed between 1893 and 1896. | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She recommissioned at Devonport on 4 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 382.</ref> | She recommissioned at Devonport on 4 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 382.</ref> | ||
In April 1914, she was in the Training Squadron in Queenstown. | In April 1914, she was in the Training Squadron in Queenstown. | ||
''Theseus'' paid off at Sheerness on 10 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 873}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 10 September 2013
| H.M.S. Theseus (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 2A (1914) N.14 (Sep 1915) N.98 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall[2] |
| Laid down: | 16 Jul, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Sep, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jan, 1896[5] |
| Sold: | 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Stanlee[7] |
H.M.S. Theseus was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896.
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport on 4 February, 1913.[8] In April 1914, she was in the Training Squadron in Queenstown.
Theseus paid off at Sheerness on 10 February, 1920.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Charles Campbell, January 1896.[10]
- Captain Vernon Archibald Tisdall, January 1899.[11]
- Captain John Arthur Tuke, January 1905.[12]
- Captain Thomas Legge Barnardiston, April 1906.[13]
- Captain Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, April 1908.[14]
- Captain Charles Edward Le Mesurier, April 1910.[15]
- Commander Rowland R. Bather, 4 February, 1913.[16]
- Captain Hugh Edwards, August 1914.[17]
- Captain Arthur Kenneth Macrorie, June 1915.[18]
- Captain Ronald Evered Chilcott, August 1918.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 873.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 382.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
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