H.M.S. Archer (1885)

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H.M.S. Archer (1885)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1]
Laid down: 2 Mar, 1885[2]
Launched: 23 Dec, 1885[3]
Completed: 11 Dec, 1888[4]
Sold: 1905[5]
H.M.S. Archer was one of eight Archer Class torpedo cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Archer was first commissioned for the Jubilee Naval Review of 1887, on 7 July, 1887.[6]

Archer was commissioned at Devonport on 11 December, 1888 under Commander John Ferris for service on the China Station.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
  6. "The Forthcoming Naval Review." The Times (London, England), 1 July 1887, p. 13.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 199.
  8. Prickett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/292. f. 1060.
  9. "The Great Naval Review." The Times (London, England), 22 July 1887, p. 3.
  10. Pöe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/608. ff. 1050, 1083.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  12. Pöe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/608. ff. 1050, 1083.
  13. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  14. Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
  15. Rogers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. 1117.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 198.
  17. Rogers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. 1117.
  18. Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/757. f. 752.
  19. Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 353.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 225.
  21. Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/396. f. 298.
  22. Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/396. f. 298.
  23. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 227.
  24. Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.
  25. Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.

Bibliography


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