H.M.S. Melpomene (1888)
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| H.M.S. Melpomene (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Oct, 1887[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Sep, 1888[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1890[4] |
| Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Melpomene was one of five second class protected cruisers of the Medea class completed for the Royal Navy in 1889 and 1890.
There was a later destroyer named Melpomene that fought in the Great War.
Service
Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 19 January, 1912. By July, 1913, she was ordered to pay off.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Alfred A. C. Parr, 17 June, 1890[7]
- Captain Henry Leah, 8 July, 1896[8] – 22 August, 1896[9] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain John Denison, 17 February, 1899[10] – 9 July, 1900[11]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 16 January, 1912[12] – 2 July, 1913[13]
See Also
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 235.
- ↑ Leah Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18/91
- ↑ Leah Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18/91
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ Denison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
Bibliography
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