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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Adolphus Frederic St. Clair|nick=Adolphus F. St. Clair|appt=21 July, 1892|end=6 September, 1892|note=for annual manoeuvres}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William McCoy FitzGerald Castle|nick=William McC. F. Castle|appt=24 July, 1897|end=22 May, 1898}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William McCoy FitzGerald Castle|nick=William McC. F. Castle|appt=24 July, 1897|end=22 May, 1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|nick=Thomas H. M. Jerram|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|end=21 August, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|nick=Thomas H. M. Jerram|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|end=21 August, 1899<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|D7590219}} f. 407.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 3 January 2018
| H.M.S. Mersey (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Jul, 1883[2] |
| Launched: | 31 Mar, 1885[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1887[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Mersey was one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class completed between 1887 and 1889.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Adolphus F. St. Clair, 21 July, 1892 – 6 September, 1892 (for annual manoeuvres)
- Captain William McC. F. Castle, 24 July, 1897 – 22 May, 1898
- Captain Thomas H. M. Jerram, 11 July, 1899[5] – 21 August, 1899[6] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Conyers Lang, 2 February, 1894 – 10 February, 1894 (temporary, had already been in ship)
- Captain John Ingles, 5 February, 1894[7] – 1894[8]
- Captain George W. Hill, 6 July, 1894[9] – 24 July, 1897
- Captain Morris H. Smyth, 10 July, 1900 (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick F. Fegen, 11 February, 1903[10] – 30 June, 1903[Inference]
- Captain William F. De Salis, 30 June, 1903[11] – 25 January, 1904[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 270.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
Bibliography
| Mersey Class Second Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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