J. J. Colledge "Ships Of The Royal Navy" gives Hermione 2nd class cruiser 4,360 tons 320 x 49 1/2 ft 2 - 6in, 8 - 4in, 8 - 6pdr [guns] Devonport DY [Dockyard] 7.11.1893 [Date of contruction] Sold 25.10.21 Multilocular S. Bkg. Co. Resold 18.12.22; renamed Warspite training ship Sold 9.40 Ward, Grays Lt. Cdr. B. Warlow, R.N. "Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy" gives Herminoe (1893) Lough Larne / Soton, DS [Depot Ship] cr [Cruiser] Guardship Soton and A/P [Auxiliary Patrol] Cd [Commissioned] 08.08.1914 - Hamble River 1914-01.15, Cowes 03.15) PO [Paid Off] 03.`9`5 rb [relieved by] Magpie to C. & M. [Care and Maintenance] Cd. [Commissioned] 10.05.15 Lough Larne v [Vice?] Valiant II (01.06.15) - 01.01.1916 rb [relieved by] Thetis Cd. [Commissioned] Soton DS [Depot Ship] MB [Motor Boat] Res [Reserve] 11.01.1916 v [vice?] ex Resource II/Resourceful - 02.21 (at least). Sold 1921 became TS [Training Ship] Warspite (qv) Warspite (1807 et al) Woolwich, TS [Training Ship] Name used by three of ships lent to The Marine Society - whose ships were [omitted] Hermione, Cr [Cruiser] (1893) sold 18.12.1922 and renamed Warspite, sold 09.1940 That should give you a few more terms to search the internet on. Judging by the above, looks like the ship was in at least the 3rd fleet by WWI (i.e. those held in storage and not manned even by reserves at the start of war). Suggest also contacting Maritime Museum in Greenwich for more details of the Ship. regards Keith Drage Swindon, UK Message text written by INTERNET:SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:22:16 +0000 From: Peter Abbott <PeterAbbott.Eymore@btinternet.com> To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20050305171927.01d8dba8@mail.btopenworld.com> Subject: Hermione 1st World War Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I have a maritime death certificate dated 17th July 1915 for the vessel Hermione. I have done an internet search but cannot find any vessel afloat at that time. Can anyone advise me where enquire. The person was a Mess Room Steward which I assume means that it was not Royal Navy. Thanks Peter<