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''Edgar'' was to be commissioned by Captain E. J. Fleet on 20 February 1900,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 February 1900 |page_number=14 |issue=36056}}</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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Friday |date=2 February 1900 |page_number=10 |issue=36055}}</ref> |
''Edgar'' was to be commissioned by Captain E. J. Fleet on 20 February 1900,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 February 1900 |page_number=14 |issue=36056}}</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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Friday |date=2 February 1900 |page_number=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|articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday|date=10 February 1900|page_number=9|issue=36062|}}</ref> |
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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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=25 March 1902 |page_number=9 |issue=36724| }}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Thursday |date=1 May 1902 |page_number=6 |issue=36756| }}</ref> |
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 |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=25 March 1902 |page_number=9 |issue=36724| }}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Thursday |date=1 May 1902 |page_number=6 |issue=36756| }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:27, 23 April 2016
 HMS Edgar
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| 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 | Template:Sclass- protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,350 tons |
| Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Edgar was a first class cruiser of the Royal Navy, and lead ship of the Template:Sclass-. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her sisters Endymion, Grafton and Theseus.
Service history
Edgar was to be commissioned by Captain E. J. Fleet on 20 February 1900,[1] 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.[2] A crew for the river service steamer HMS Robin, built at Hong Kong, was also included.[3]
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.[4][5]
She was damaged in an attack by the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-29 on 4 April 1918 near position 35°06′N 14°24′E / 35.100°N 14.400°E.[6] Edgar was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at Morecambe on 24 April 1923 for breaking up.
Notes
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36056. London. 3 February 1900. p. 14. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36055. London. 2 February 1900. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36062. London. 10 February 1900. p. 9. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36724. London. 25 March 1902. p. 9. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36756. London. 1 May 1902. p. 6. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Edgar". U-Boat War in World War I. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
References
- 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.