~ The Commission Of HMS Terrible 1898-1902 Hardcover Book ~
The author George Crowe published the book in 1903.
The 370 page book has numerous black and white photographic images inside.
“A commentary of the principal events in connection with HMS Terrible and of Naval Brigade participation in the South African and North China wars.The Boer War section includes accounts of defence preparations at Durban and the Ladysmith Relief Operations.Appendices include nominal rolls and a list of officers and men mentioned in despatches.”
~ HMS Terrible ~
HMS Terrible was the second and last of the Powerful-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the 1890s. She served on the China Station and provided landing parties and guns which participated in the Siege and Relief of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War in South Africa. A few months later she did much the same thing to help suppress the Boxer Rebellion in China. During this time, her captain was Percy Scott, who trained his crew to a high standard in gunnery and had his training methods adopted by the entire Royal Navy.
Upon Terrible’s return home in 1902, she was refitted for two years and was then placed in reserve, sporadically being activated to ferry replacements to China, escort a royal tour to India or participate in fleet manoeuvres. The ship served as an accommodation ship from 1909 to 1913. In July 1914, the month before First World War erupted, she was offered for sale. Thus, the offer was withdrawn, and she subsequently made one voyage as a troop transport in 1915 before becoming a depot ship. Terrible was assigned as a training ship in 1918 before being hulked and converted to suit the role two years later. The ship was sold for scrap in July 1932 and demolished several months later.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for the condition. There is some oxidization to the pages inside as well as wear to the cover.
~ Dimensions ~
The book is 22cm (8.5 inches) tall.
