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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=4 September, 1890<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>|end=4 September, 1890<ref>Bickford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 100.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Conyers Lang|nick=Conyers Lang|appt=28 January, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 270}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Conyers Lang|nick=Conyers Lang|appt=28 January, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 270}}|end=28 January, 1899}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=28 January, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 271}}|ass=1 February, 1899|end=10 July, 1900|note=relieved to attend to wife's health}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Augustus Lempriere Knapton Knapton|nick=Augustus L. K. Knapton|appt=28 January, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 271}}|ass=1 February, 1899|end=10 July, 1900|note=relieved to attend to wife's health}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Preedy|nick=Henry Preedy|appt=10 July, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 280}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Preedy|nick=Henry Preedy|appt=10 July, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 280}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 27 September 2017
| H.M.S. Medusa (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 Aug, 1887[2] |
| Launched: | 11 Aug, 1888[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Medusa was one of five second class protected cruisers of the Medea class completed for the Royal Navy in 1889 and 1890.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 22 July, 1890[6] – 4 September, 1890[7]
- Commander Conyers Lang, 28 January, 1896[8] – 28 January, 1899
- Commander Augustus L. K. Knapton, 28 January, 1899[9] – 10 July, 1900 (relieved to attend to wife's health)
- Commander Henry Preedy, 10 July, 1900[10]
- Commander William H. Baker-Baker, 10 April, 1902[11] – 30 June, 1903[12]
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 30 June, 1903[13] – 30 January, 1905[14]
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.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 280.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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