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|Ship class={{sclass|Edgar|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] |
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'''HMS ''Edgar''''' was a first class cruiser of the [[Royal Navy]], and lead ship of the |
'''HMS ''Edgar''''' was a first class cruiser of the [[Royal Navy]], and lead ship of the {{sclass|Edgar|cruiser|4}}. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served on the [[China Station]], and in the [[First World War]] in the [[Gallipoli Campaign]], along with her [[sister ship|sisters]] {{HMS|Endymion|1891|2}}, {{HMS|Grafton|1892|2}} and {{HMS|Theseus|1892|2}}. |
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==Service history== |
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[[File:The sinking of the pinnace of HMS 'Edgar' near Chemulpo - The Graphic 1896.jpg|thumb|Sinking of ''Edgar'''s [[Pinnace (ship's boat)|pinnace]] off [[Incheon|Chemulpo]] on 13 November 1895, 48 men were lost. [[The Graphic]] 1896]] |
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''Edgar'' served with the [[Mediterranean Fleet]], until moved to the [[China Station]]. On 13 November 1895 the ship's [[Pinnace (ship's boat)|pinnace]] capsized in a storm off the coast of [[Incheon|Chemulpo]], Korea. Forty eight men were lost, with a further 23 rescued.<ref>{{cite news |title=British Naval Disaster |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002982/18951126/050/0002 |work=Weymouth Telegram |date=19 November 1895 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Capsizing of a Cruiser's Launch |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002982/18951126/050/0002 |work=Weymouth Telegram |date=26 November 1895|page=2}}</ref> |
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She was recommissioned at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] on 20 February 1900,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=21 February 1900 |page=10 |issue=36071}}</ref> to take relief crews for the [[sloop-of-war|sloops]] {{HMS|Algerine|1895|2}} and {{HMS|Phoenix|1895|2}} and the survey vessel {{HMS|Waterwitch|1892|2}}, which were recommissioned at [[Hong Kong]] for the China Station.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=2 February 1900 |page=10 |issue=36055}}</ref> A crew for the river service steamer [[HMS Robin (1897)|HMS ''Robin'']], built at Hong Kong, was also included.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=10 February 1900|page=9|issue=36062}}</ref> She left Devonport on 3 March,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=5 March 1900 |page=11 |issue=36081}}</ref> and called at [[Gibraltar]], [[Malta]], [[Aden]], [[Colombo]] and [[Singapore]], before she arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong later that spring. |
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In April 1902 her boilers were re-tubed due to defects, and after taking part in the Coronation review in August 1902, she was commissioned to relieve ''Endymion'' serving on the China Station.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=25 March 1902 |page=9 |issue=36724}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=1 May 1902 |page=6 |issue=36756}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She was damaged in an attack by the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] submarine {{SMS|U-29|Austria-Hungary|6|sub=y}} on 4 April 1918 in the Mediterranean, near position {{coord|35|06|N|14|24|E|display=inline}}.<ref>{{cite web | last = Helgason | first = Guðmundur | title = Ships hit during WWI: Edgar | url = http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7426.html | work = U-Boat War in World War I | date = | accessdate = 11 November 2008 }}</ref> ''Edgar'' was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at [[Morecambe]] on 24 April 1923 for breaking up. |
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 21 December 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Edgar |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Laid down | 3 June 1889 |
| Launched | 24 November 1890 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Edgar-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,350 tons |
| Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
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HMS Edgar was a first class cruiser of the Royal Navy, and lead ship of the Edgar class. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served on the China Station, and in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her sisters Endymion, Grafton and Theseus.
Service history
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Edgar served with the Mediterranean Fleet, until moved to the China Station. On 13 November 1895 the ship's pinnace capsized in a storm off the coast of Chemulpo, Korea. Forty eight men were lost, with a further 23 rescued.[1][2]
She was recommissioned at Devonport on 20 February 1900,[3] to take relief crews for the sloops Algerine and Phoenix and the survey vessel Waterwitch, which were recommissioned at Hong Kong for the China Station.[4] A crew for the river service steamer HMS Robin, built at Hong Kong, was also included.[5] She left Devonport on 3 March,[6] and called at Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, Colombo and Singapore, before she arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong later that spring.
In April 1902 her boilers were re-tubed due to defects, and after taking part in the Coronation review in August 1902, she was commissioned to relieve Endymion serving on the China Station.[7][8]
She was damaged in an attack by the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-29 on 4 April 1918 in the Mediterranean, near position 35°06′N 14°24′E / 35.100°N 14.400°E.[9] Edgar was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at Morecambe on 24 April 1923 for breaking up.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "British Naval Disaster". Weymouth Telegram. 19 November 1895. p. 8.
- ^ "Capsizing of a Cruiser's Launch". Weymouth Telegram. 26 November 1895. p. 2.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36071. London. 21 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36055. London. 2 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36062. London. 10 February 1900. p. 9.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36081. London. 5 March 1900. p. 11.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36724. London. 25 March 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36756. London. 1 May 1902. p. 6.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Edgar". U-Boat War in World War I. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
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Media related to Edgar (ship, 1893) at Wikimedia Commons
