H.M.S. Australia (1886)
From The Dreadnought Project
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
H.M.S. Australia (1886) | |
---|---|
Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
Laid down: | 21 Apr, 1885[2] |
Launched: | 25 Nov, 1886[3] |
Commissioned: | Oct, 1888[4] |
Sold: | 4 Apr, 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Australia was one of 7 armoured cruisers of the Orlando class.
A later battle cruiser and also a heavy cruiser of the same name would serve in the Royal Australian Navy.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 18 July, 1889[6] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Captain Martin J. Dunlop, 19 November, 1889[7] – 28 August, 1891
- Captain Swinton C. Holland, 7 August, 1891[8] – 7 June, 1893
- Captain James A. T. Bruce, 8 June, 1893 – 22 September, 1894 (transferred in from Invincible)
- Captain William A. D. Acland, 22 September, 1894[9] – September, 1897[Inference]
- Captain John M. McQuhae, 22 September, 1897[10] – 26 October, 1899[11] (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 189X?)
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 11 November, 1899[12] – 19 February, 1900[13][14]
- Captain George Neville, 19 February, 1900[15] – 23 November, 1902[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 65.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 200.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 227.
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
- ↑ Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/482
Bibliography
Orlando Class Armoured Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aurora | Australia | Galatea | Immortalité | Narcissus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orlando | Undaunted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Imperieuse Class | Major Cruisers (UK) | Blake Class | –> |