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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edmund Henry Oldham|nick=Edmund H. Oldham|appt=9 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 231}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edmund Henry Oldham|nick=Edmund H. Oldham|appt=9 April, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 231}}|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry John May|nick=Henry J. May|appt=10 October, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 224}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur George Fullerton|nick=Arthur G. Fullerton|appt=27 July, 1886{{NLApr87|p. 224}}|end=11 July, 1887}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry John May|nick=Henry J. May|appt=10 October, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 224}}|end=10 May, 1889}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Henry L. F. Royle|appt=21 April, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 246}}|end=30 June, 1892}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Lucius Fanshawe Royle|nick=Henry L. F. Royle|appt=21 April, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 246}}|end=30 June, 1892}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Sidney Rolleston|nick=Robert S. Rolleston|appt=28 July, 1892<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/365.|D7578965}} ff. 1118, 1121.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 245}}|end=29 September, 1894<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/365.|D7578965}} ff. 1118, 1121.</ref>|note=also took command of {{UK-Sirius}} in early 1894}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Sidney Rolleston|nick=Robert S. Rolleston|appt=28 July, 1892<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/365.|D7578965}} ff. 1118, 1121.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 245}}|end=29 September, 1894<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/365.|D7578965}} ff. 1118, 1121.</ref>|note=also took command of {{UK-Sirius}} in early 1894}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Henry William Steele|nick=Henry W. Steele|appt=28 May, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 284}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Henry William Steele|nick=Henry W. Steele|appt=28 May, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 284}}|end=12 November, 1899|note=participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Michael Stephens Beatty|nick=Michael S. Beatty|appt=12 November, 1899{{NLMay02|p. 296''a''}}|end=8 August, 1902}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Michael Stephens Beatty|nick=Michael S. Beatty|appt=12 November, 1899{{NLMay02|p. 296''a''}}|end=8 August, 1902}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=25 November, 1902{{NLOct04|p. 364}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=25 November, 1902{{NLOct04|p. 364}}|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=1 May, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 364}}|end=|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, Twelfth Laird of Freswick|nick=Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair|appt=1 May, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 364}}|end=16 July, 1908|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Christian|nick=Arthur H. Christian|appt=24 June, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 364}}|end=|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Henry Christian|nick=Arthur H. Christian|appt=24 June, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 364}}|end=5 October, 1910|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|nick=Horace L. A. Hood|appt=5 October, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 365}}|end=|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|nick=Horace L. A. Hood|appt=5 October, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 365}}|end=|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|nick=Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 397''l''}}|end=|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Herbert Edward Holmes-à-Court|nick=Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 397''l''}}|end=15 December, 1918|note=and for command of [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Arthur Trepess|nick=Francis A. Trepess|appt=11 March, 1921|end=1 November, 1921}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Francis Arthur Trepess|nick=Francis A. Trepess|appt=11 March, 1921|end=1 November, 1921}} | ||
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H.M.S. Racer (1884) | |
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Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Launched: | 6 Aug, 1884[2] |
Sold: | 1928[3] |
H.M.S. Racer was one of six Mariner Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 9 April, 1885.[4]
Captains
- Commander Edmund H. Oldham, 9 April, 1885[5]
- Commander Arthur G. Fullerton, 27 July, 1886[6] – 11 July, 1887
- Commander Henry J. May, 10 October, 1887[7] – 10 May, 1889
- Commander Henry L. F. Royle, 21 April, 1891[8] – 30 June, 1892
- Commander Robert S. Rolleston, 28 July, 1892[9][10] – 29 September, 1894[11] (also took command of Sirius in early 1894)
- Commander (N) Henry W. Steele, 28 May, 1896[12] – 12 November, 1899 (participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Commander (N) Michael S. Beatty, 12 November, 1899[13] – 8 August, 1902
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 25 November, 1902[14]
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 1 May, 1905[15] – 16 July, 1908 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain Arthur H. Christian, 24 June, 1908[16] – 5 October, 1910 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain Horace L. A. Hood, 5 October, 1910[17] (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Captain (retired) Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, 1 August, 1914[18] – 15 December, 1918 (and for command of Royal Naval College, Osborne)
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. Trepess, 11 March, 1921 – 1 November, 1921
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 58.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 246.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 245.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 296a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397l.
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