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HMS ''Hermione'' was an protected cruiser launched at Devonport in 1893. She served in World War I and was sold in 1921. She was renamed training ship ''Warspite'' in 1922, and broken up in 1940. ''Hermione'' was a 10-gun twin-screw cruiser of 4360 tons, , and capable of . The vessel was in length, had a beam of , and a draught of . == Service history == In 1896 ''Hermione'', commanded by Captain Charles R. Arbuthnot, was one six ships which was specially commissioned as part of a new squadron in reply to a congratulatory telegram from the German Emperor to President Paul Kruger on the repulse of Dr. Jameson's Raid. The squadron, known as the Particular Service Squadron, was commanded by Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale with his flag in . ''Hermione'' was assigned to the China Station in 1898. In 1900 under the command of Captain R S D Cuming, she played a minor part in the third China war or Boxer rebellion. In December 1899 and April 1900, Marines from ''Hermione'' served an honour guard and pallbearers for the funerals of the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Charles Mitchell and the Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Corea, Sir Nicholas John Hannen, who had also served as consul-general in Shanghai.〔North China Herald, 2 May 1900, p785〕 In May 1902 she was posted to the Mediterranean station, and Captain Arthur Yerbury Moggridge was appointed in command. In 1906 ''Hermione'' went into reserve at Portsmouth, refitted in 1907 and sent to the Cape Town Station. On 14 February 1909 she ran aground at Zanzibar but was re-floated sustaining only slight damage. In June 1909 she joined the 3rd Cruiser Squadron at Portsmouth and in July joined the Home Fleet. On 6 August ''Hermione'' ran aground off Killingholme in the Humber and after 8 hours was re-floated. In September 1910 she began preparations for use as a tender for the Royal Navy's first airship, but when this project was abandoned, she rejoined the Home Fleet in January 1912. In the meantime, she had hosted the first British seaplane experiments, with an Avro Type D in November 1911. At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, she became guard ship at Southampton, later becoming HQ Ship for motor launches and coastal motor boats from December 1916 until December 1919. Sold off October 1921 and resold to the Marine Society in 1922 and became training ship ''Warspite'', finally scrapped September 1940.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Hermione )〕〔Gardiner, p. 77〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Hermione (1893)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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