H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891)
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| H.M.S. Indefatigable (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | London & Glasgow, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 1890[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Mar, 1891[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 1913[5] |
H.M.S. Indefatigable was one of 21 Apollo class second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s.
She was renamed Melpomene in 1910 so that the new battlecruiser Indefatigable could take her name.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Captain Lewis Bayly, 29 July, 1899[6]
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 3 January, 1905[7]
- Captain Philip Nelson-Ward, 3 October, 1905[8]
- Captain George H. Borrett, 1 January, 1908[9]
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.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 79.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Nelson-Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 378.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
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