H.M.S. Tourmaline (1875)
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H.M.S. Tourmaline (1875) | |
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Builder: | Raylton Dixon[1] |
Laid down: | Jul, 1874[2] |
Launched: | 30 Oct, 1875[3] |
Completed: | Oct, 1876[4] |
Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Tourmaline was one of six Emerald Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Re-commissioned at Bermuda on 13 November, 1889.[6]
Captains
- Captain Charles R. F. Boxer, 30 July, 1877 – 1878 (invalided)
- Captain Mather Byles, 12 August, 1886[7]
- Captain John H. Rainier, 6 October, 1889[8] – 3 April, 1893[9]
- Captain Sir Richard Poore, Bart., 4 April, 1893[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268b.
Bibliography
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