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==Service==
 
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Upon her completion, ''Egeria'' ventured out to serve on the [[China Station]].{{NLJan76|p. 143}}
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She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 1 January, 1878.{{NLOct78|p. 208}}
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After [[Charles Johnstone]] paid her off on 11 October, 1881 the ship spent several years out of service in Devonport before [[Pelham Aldrich]] was placed in command in October 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 209, and intervening Navy Lists}}
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In July 1890, Commander [[Arthur Mostyn Field]] was placed in command as part of the Australian surveying service.
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''Egeria'' was re-commissioned at Sydney on 10 December, 1889.{{NLApr91|p. 218}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Pelham Aldrich|nick=Pelham Aldrich|appt=14 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 206}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ralph Lancelot Turton|nick=Ralph L. Turton|appt=2 November, 1874{{NLJan76|p. 143}}|end=January, 1876|note=invalided at end|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Oldham|nick=Cecil F. Oldham|appt=2 November, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 213}}|end=16 July, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 213}}{{NLMar91|p. 218}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Archibald L. Douglas|appt=27 January, 1876{{NLOct78|p. 208}}|end=1 March, 1880}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Mostyn Field|nick=Arthur M. Field|appt=16 July, 1890{{NLApr94|p. 217}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Johnstone|nick=Charles Johnstone|appt=1 March, 1880{{NLOct81|p. 208}}|end=11 October, 1881|note=ship out of service for some time after}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Morris Henry Smyth|nick=Morris Henry Smyth|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 248}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Pelham Aldrich|nick=Pelham Aldrich|appt=14 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 206}}|end=18 January, 1889}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Oldham|nick=Cecil F. Oldham|appt=2 November, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 213}}|end=16 July, 1890}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Mostyn Field|nick=Arthur M. Field|appt=16 July, 1890{{NLApr94|p. 217}}|end=14 July, 1894}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Morris Henry Smyth|nick=Morris H. Smyth|appt=1 January, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 248}}|end=23 February, 1900|note=ship out of service for some time after}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cortland Herbert Simpson|nick=Cortland H. Simpson|appt=1 February, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 251}}|end=25 February, 1903}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=John F. Parry|appt=25 February, 1903<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>|end=1906<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=John F. Parry|appt=25 February, 1903<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>|end=1906<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Learmonth|nick=Frederick C. Learmonth|appt=16 February, 1906<ref>Learmonth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 174/346.</ref>|end=2 March, 1908<ref>Learmonth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 174/346.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Learmonth|nick=Frederick C. Learmonth|appt=16 February, 1906<ref>Learmonth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 174/346.</ref>|end=2 March, 1908<ref>Learmonth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 174/346.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=John F. Parry|appt=7 February, 1908<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>|end=April, 1910<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Franklin Parry|nick=John F. Parry|appt=7 February, 1908<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>|ass=3 March, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 307}}|end=April, 1910<ref>Parry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 169.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Dodd Nares|nick=John D. Nares|appt=23 March, 1910<ref>Nares Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/385.|D7603169}} f. 435.</ref>|end=21 February, 1911<ref>Nares Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/385.|D7603169}} f. 435.</ref>}}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 17 January 2020

H.M.S. Egeria (1873)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 1 Nov, 1873[2]
Completed: 1874[3]
Sold: 1911[4]

H.M.S. Egeria was one of six Fantome Class composite screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Upon her completion, Egeria ventured out to serve on the China Station.[5]

She re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1878.[6]

After Charles Johnstone paid her off on 11 October, 1881 the ship spent several years out of service in Devonport before Pelham Aldrich was placed in command in October 1886.[7]

In July 1890, Commander Arthur Mostyn Field was placed in command as part of the Australian surveying service.

Egeria was re-commissioned at Sydney on 10 December, 1889.[8]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 56.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 143.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 208.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 209, and intervening Navy Lists.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 218.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1876). p. 143.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 208.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 208.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 206.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 213.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 217.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 248.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 251.
  17. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  18. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  19. ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 174/346.
  20. ↑ Learmonth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 174/346.
  21. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  22. ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  23. ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.
  24. ↑ Nares Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/385. f. 435.

Bibliography


Fantome Class Composite Screw Sloop
  Fantome Albatross Daring  
  Egeria Flying Fish Sappho  
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