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HMS Alacrity |
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HMS Alacrity Laid Down : 14th February 1884 Launched : 28th February 1885 Completed : 22nd June 1886 Type : Despatch Vessel Class : Builder : Palmer Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold 1913. |
| On 8 October, 1911, she replaced Minotaur as Vice-Admiral Alfred Leigh Winsloe's flagship on the China Station, but handed back the role on 5 March, 1912. She was again flagship from 1 April to 19 September, 1912 |
Commanders of HMS Alacrity Commander Robert B. Maconochie, 22 June, 1886 Commander Charles H. Adair, 6 December, 1889 – 11 March, 1893 Commander Francis G. De Lisle, 1 January, 1894 Commander Arthur H. Smith-Dorrien, 1 January, 1897 Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 13 February, 1898[14] – 28 March, 1898 Commander Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 1 February, 1900 Commander Seymour E. Erskine, 18 April, 1901[17] – 1902 Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 3 January, 1903[18] – 3 January, 1904 Commander Richard M. Harbord, 3 January, 1904[20][21] – 1 January, 1906 Commander Eustace La T. Leatham, 1 January, 1906[23] – 7 January, 1908 Commander Cyril T. M. Fuller, 25 February, 1908[25][26] – 27 January, 1910 Commander Alexander Lowndes, 27 January, 1910[28] – 8 February, 1912 |
HMS Alacrity Photos for Sale |
  HMS Alacrity in Hong Kong on 24th April 1921. ?? |   HMS Alacrity at Wei Hai Wei for the Kings birthday.?? |
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18th December 1907 | |||
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Timeline Entries : | |||
28th February 1885 - Launched February 1890 - China Station 18th March 1890 - Commissioned at Hong Kong 13th April 1890 - At Hong Kong 14th April 1890 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon 14th April 1890 - Sailed Hong Kong for Chefoo 14th April 1890 - Sailed Hong Kong for Chefoo January 1891 - China Station 15th January 1891 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon 15th January 1891 - Sailed Hong KOng for Singapore 28th March 1891 - Arrived Hong Kong 5th May 1891 - Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir F.W. Richards 5th May 1891 - Sailed Hong Kong 30th June 1891 - Arrived Shanghai\par 30th June 1891 - Arrived Shanghai 1st July 1891 - Sailed Shanghai for Nagasaki 1st July 1891 - Sailed Shanghai for Nagasaki\par 3rd January 1892 - Arrived Hong Kong May 1892 - China Station 12th December 1892 - Arrived Hong Kong January 1893 - China Station January 1894 - China Station January 1895 - China Station January 1896 - China Station January 1897 - China Station January 1898 - China Station 10th April 1898 - At Chefoo 23rd May 1898 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei May 1899 - China Station May 1900 - China Station 11th September 1900 - At Shanghai September 1901 - China Station September 1902 - China Station September 1903 - China Station September 1904 - China Station 14th December 1904 - Paid Off at Hong Kong 14th December 1904 - Cdr. R.M. Harbord in Command June 1906 - Commander Eustace LaT. Leatham in Command June 1906 - China Station December 1906 - Special Service Vessels, China Station June 1907 - Special Service Vessels, Eastern Fleet June 1908 - Special Service Vessels, Eastern Fleet June 1909 - Special Service Vessels, Eastern Fleet 13th October 1911 - On the China Station 13th November 1911 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred L. Winsloe 13th November 1911 - Sailed Hankow for Kiu-kiang October 1913 - Renamed from Surprised October 1913 - Sold October 1913 - China station 14th September 1919 - Arrived Port Said October 1919 - Broken up 2nd October 1919 - Arrived Colombo 10th August 1921 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 29th October 1921 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Nanking 1st December 1921 - Arrived Hong Kong | |||
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