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'''H.M.S. ''Leander''''' was one of | '''H.M.S. ''Leander''''' was completed in 1885 as one of four second class protected cruisers of the [[Leander Class Cruiser (1882)|''Leander'' class]], but she served as a depot ship in the Great War. | ||
==Service== | |||
In June 1904 she completed conversion to a depot ship for destroyers.{{DittColl|p. 293}} In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the {{UK-DF|7}}, and was still there when the war started. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Victor Gallafent Gurner]], 16 December, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> | |||
*{{CommRN}} [[Laurence Richard Oliphant]], 1 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> | *{{CommRN}} [[Laurence Richard Oliphant]], 1 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 14 July 2013
| H.M.S. Leander (1882) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Napier, Glasgow[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 Jun, 1880[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1882[3] |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1885[4] |
| Sold: | 1920[5] |
H.M.S. Leander was completed in 1885 as one of four second class protected cruisers of the Leander class, but she served as a depot ship in the Great War.
Service
In June 1904 she completed conversion to a depot ship for destroyers.[6] In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, and was still there when the war started.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Victor Gallafent Gurner, 16 December, 1912.[7]
- Commander Laurence Richard Oliphant, 1 April, 1914.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 338.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 337.
Bibliography
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