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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Henry Baker-Baker|nick=William H. Baker-Baker|appt=10 April, 1902<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=30 June, 1903<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 118.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Henry Baker-Baker|nick=William H. Baker-Baker|appt=10 April, 1902<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=30 June, 1903<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 118.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis William Kennedy|nick=Francis W. Kennedy|appt=30 June, 1903<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref>|end=30 January, 1905<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis William Kennedy|nick=Francis W. Kennedy|appt=30 June, 1903<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref>|end=30 January, 1905<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Albert Siegmund Susmann|nick=Albert S. Susmann|appt=21 July, 1910{{NMI|Wednesday, Jul 13, 1910; pg. 10; Issue 39323}}|end=|note=and for the Bantry Calibration Range}} | ||
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| 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] – 1901
- 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]
- Lieutenant-Commander Albert S. Susmann, 21 July, 1910[15] (and for the Bantry Calibration Range)
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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 13, 1910; pg. 10; Issue 39323.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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