H.M.S. Proserpine (1896)
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| H.M.S. Proserpine (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.84 (1914) none (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1896[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1899[5] |
| Sold: | 30 Nov, 1919[6] |
H.M.S. Proserpine was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
Service
Proserpine commissioned at Malta on 26 February, 1913 for service in the Mediterranean.[7]
Proserpine re-commissioned at Sheerness on 9 January, 1914.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John L. Marx, 15 September, 1898[9] – 20 October, 1900[10] (invalided from ship)
- Commander Gerald C. A. Marescaux, 29 November, 1900[11] – 28 November, 1901[12]
- Commander Arthur R. Hulbert, 24 August, 1904[13] – 1 August, 1906[Inference]
- Commander Herbert W. James, 1 August, 1906[14]
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 August, 1908[15][16] – 30 July, 1909[17]
- Commander Herbert J. T. Marshall, 30 July, 1909[18][19] – 1 August, 1911[20]
- Commander Peter W. E. Hill, 1 August, 1911[21] – June, 1912[22]
- Commander Arthur H. C. C. Home, July, 1912[23]
- Commander Tufton P. H. Beamish, 26 February, 1913[24] – 9 February, 1914[25]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. D. Field, 14 January, 1914[26] – mid 1914
- Commander George C. Hardy, 1 August, 1914[27] – 25 August, 1915
- Commander Ernest E. A. Betts, 30 August, 1915[28] – 24 March, 1916
- Captain Wilfrid Nunn, 25 March, 1916[29][30] – 1 February, 1917[31] (actually took command on 22 March)
- Captain Eric V. F. R. Dugmore, 1 February, 1917[32][33] – 31 October, 1917[34] (invalided with "tropical debility")
- Acting Captain Arthur G. Warren, – 1 August, 1918
- Acting Captain Arthur L. Ashby, c. 20 July, 1918 – 29 July, 1918[35] (possibly temporary, pending arrival of Bedwell)
- Commander Harold B. Bedwell, 18 June, 1918[36] – May, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 362.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 579.
- ↑ Marescaux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 579.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 362.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 362.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 362.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ Beamish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 51
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 362.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397e. 25th given here, corrected in Service Record.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 484.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397d.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 484.
- ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397d.
- ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885a.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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