H.M.S. Theseus (1892)
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| 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 are provided when known.
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 18 July, 1894[10] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Charles Campbell, January, 1896[11]
- Captain Vernon A. Tisdall, January, 1899[12]
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 25 January, 1902[13] – 7 March, 1902[14] (temporarily loaned from command of Gladiator)
- Captain John A. Tuke, 10 January, 1905[15] – 9 April, 1906[16]
- Captain Thomas L. Barnardiston, 10 April, 1906[17] – 11 April, 1908[18]
- Captain Sir Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, Bart., 11 April, 1908[19] – 11 April, 1910[20]
- Captain Charles E. Le Mesurier, 11 April, 1910[21] – 15 February, 1912[22]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, 15 February, 1912[23] – 13 May, 1912[24]
- Commander Rowland H. Bather, 4 February, 1913[25][26] – 1 August, 1914[27] (and for training duties)
- Captain Hugh Edwards, 1 August, 1914[28]
- Captain Arthur K. Macrorie, 15 June, 1915[29]
- Captain Ronald E. Chilcott, 22 August, 1918[30]
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.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 637.
- ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 637.
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 492.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 918.
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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