H.M.S. Iris (1877)
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Nov, 1875[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Apr, 1877[3] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1879[4] |
| Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Iris was one of two second class protected cruisers of the Iris class.
There was also a sloop named Iris launched in 1915.
Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 28 December, 1883.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ernest Rice, 1 January, 1883[7] – 10 December, 1885
- Captain Arthur C. H. Paget, 4 July, 1888[8] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1888)
- Captain Frederick R. Boardman, 18 July, 1889[9] – 14 September, 1889[10] (lent from Serapis for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Captain Ernest N. Rolfe, 22 July, 1890 – 12 September, 1890 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1890)
- Captain Ernest N. Rolfe, 8 July, 1891 – 5 April, 1892 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1891)
- Captain Charles J. Norcock, 21 July, 1892 – 8 September, 1892 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Captain John H. Rainier, 11 July, 1893[11][12] – 24 August, 1893[13] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 24 July, 1895[14][15] – 29 August, 1895[16] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 8 July, 1896[17] – 18 August, 1896[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Julian C. A. Wilkinson, 16 July, 1901[19][20] – 23 August, 1901[21] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Commander Aubrey C. H. Smith, 23 July, 1903[22][23] – 13 December, 1904[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 219.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 125.
- ↑ Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 125.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 668.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 668.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 333.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
Bibliography
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