H.M.S. Cordelia (1881)
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard,[1] |
| Laid down: | 1879[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Oct, 1881[3] |
| Completed: | 1881[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Cordelia was one of nine Comus Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 18 February, 1890.[6]
Captains
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 25 January, 1887[7][8] – 1 February, 1889
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 1 February, 1889[9][10] – 24 May, 1892[11]
- Captain The Hon. Maurice A. Bourke, 12 November, 1895[12] – 14 December, 1898[13] (periods of being Commodore, Second Class throughout)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 213.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 January, 1887. Issue 31979, col B, pg. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 203.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 212.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ Bourke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 132.
- ↑ Bourke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 132.
Bibliography
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