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* {{CaptRN}} [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Walter H. B. Graham]], 11 July, 1893, for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref> | |||
* {{CaptRN}} [[John Casement]], 11 July, 1899, for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Mobilization". ''The Times''. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | |||
* {{CommRN}} [[George Arthur Hardinge|{{HON}} George A. Hardinge]], 4 July, 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 272}} | |||
* {{CommRN}} [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]], 2 July, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 272}} | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 11 April 2014
| H.M.S. Æolus (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Nov, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Jan, 1894[4] |
| Sold: | 1914[5] |
H.M.S. Æolus was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
Construction
Æolus was launched on 13 November, 1891. She was christened by Lady Molyneux, the wife of Devonport Admiral Superintendent Sir Robert Molyneux.[6]
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Walter H. B. Graham, 11 July, 1893, for manoeuvres.[7]
- Captain John Casement, 11 July, 1899, for manoeuvres.[8]
- Commander THE HONOURABLE George A. Hardinge, 4 July, 1905.[9]
- Commander Douglas L. Dent, 2 July, 1906.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 November, 1891. Issue 33482, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 272.
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