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The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''Annual Manoeuvres of 1890''' was a typical exercise, with one fleet taking a defensive role while a second took a threatening role.
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The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''Annual Manoeuvres of 1890''' was a typical exercise even if of a relatively reduced scale compared to other years',{{NMI|11 June, 1890; p. 10}} with one fleet taking a defensive role while a second took a threatening role.
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A review of the ''Navy List'' and Service Records of the men involved seems to indicate that those who received the temporary command appointments often used in manoeuvres were dated 22 July, 1890.  The manoeuvres seemed to commence shortly after 29 July, with the two fleets departing Portland and to conclude around 20 August.
  
 
==Order of Battle==
 
==Order of Battle==
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''The Times'' reported the structure of the exercise as follows.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
 
''The Times'' reported the structure of the exercise as follows.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
  
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A review of the ''Navy List'' and Service Records of the men involved seems to indicate that appointments in command were dated 22 July, 1890.
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The first-class torpedo boats listed there were to be split evenly between the two fleets.  A story from 29 July 1890 permitted their Fleet assignments to be sorted out as shown below.{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 29, 1890; pg. 10; Issue 33076}}
  
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* Fleet Number 1 –  commanded by Vice-Admiral [[George Tryon]] was to represent the English Fleet, tasked with protecting trade routes.
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* Fleet Number 1 –  commanded by Vice-Admiral [[George Tryon]] in flagship {{UK-1Invincible}} was to represent the English Fleet, tasked with protecting trade routes.
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** {{UK-Anson}}, Captain [[Bouverie Francis Clark]]
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** {{UK-Anson|f=t}}, Captain [[Bouverie Francis Clark]]
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** {{UK-1Rodney}}, Captain [[John Borlase Warren]]
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** {{UK-1Rodney|f=t}}, Captain [[John Borlase Warren]]
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** {{UK-1Inflexible}}, Captain not indicated
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** {{UK-1Inflexible|f=t}}, Captain not indicated  
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** {{UK-1Hero}}, Captain [[William Home Chisholme St. Clair]]
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** {{UK-1Hero|f=t}}, Captain [[William Home Chisholme St. Clair]]
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** {{UK-1Inflexible}}, Captain [[Arthur Thomas Brooke]]
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** {{UK-1Invincible|f=t}}, Captain [[Arthur Thomas Brooke]]
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** {{UK-1Triumph}}, Captain [[Francis Starkie Clayton]]
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** {{UK-1Triumph|f=t}}, Captain [[Francis Starkie Clayton]]
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** {{UK-1Hotspur}}, Captain [[Thomas Harvey Royse]]
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** {{UK-1Hotspur|f=t}}, Captain [[Thomas Harvey Royse]]
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** {{UK-Northumberland}}, Captain [[John Fellowes]]
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** {{UK-Northumberland|f=t}}, Captain [[John Fellowes]]
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** {{UK-1BlackPrince}}, Captain [[Alexander Plantagenet Hastings]]
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** {{UK-1BlackPrince|f=t}}, Captain [[Alexander Plantagenet Hastings]]
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** {{UK-2Galatea}}, Captain [[Swinton Colthurst Holland]]
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** {{UK-2Galatea|f=t}}, Captain [[Swinton Colthurst Holland]]
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** {{UK-1Narcissus}}, Captain [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont]]
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** {{UK-1Narcissus|f=t}}, Captain [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont]]
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** {{UK-1Shannon}}, Captain [[Arthur Edward Dupuis]]
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** {{UK-1Shannon|f=t}}, Captain [[Arthur Edward Dupuis]]
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** {{UK-1Iris}}, Captain [[Ernest Neville Rolfe]]
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** {{UK-1Iris|f=t}}, Captain [[Ernest Neville Rolfe]]
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** {{UK-1Thames}}, Captain [[Wollaston Comyns Karslake]]
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** {{UK-1Thames|f=t}}, Captain [[Wollaston Comyns Karslake]]
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** {{UK-1Mersey}}, Captain [[Arthur William Moore]]
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** {{UK-1Mersey|f=t}}, Captain [[Arthur William Moore]]
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** {{UK-2Inconstant}}, Captain [[Frederick Ross Boardman]]
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** {{UK-2Inconstant|f=t}}, Captain [[Frederick Ross Boardman]]
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** {{UK-1Medusa}}, Captain [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford]]
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** {{UK-1Medusa|f=t}}, Captain [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford]]
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** {{UK-2Basilisk}}, Commander [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]
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** {{UK-2Basilisk|f=t}}, Commander [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]
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** {{UK-2Mohawk}}, Commander [[Robert Blair Maconochie]]
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** {{UK-2Mohawk|f=t}}, Commander [[Robert Blair Maconochie]]
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** {{UK-1Racoon}}, Commander [[Edward Harpur Gamble]]
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** {{UK-1Racoon|f=t}}, Commander [[Edward Harpur Gamble]]
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** {{UK-Speedwell}}, Lieutenant [[Edmund Arthur White]]
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** {{UK-Speedwell|f=t}}, Lieutenant [[Edmund Arthur White]]
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** {{UK-Spider}}, Lieutenant The Hon. [[Patrick Maurice Hely-Hutchinson]]
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** {{UK-Spider|f=t}}, Lieutenant The Hon. [[Patrick Maurice Hely-Hutchinson]]
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** {{UK-Hearty}}, Commander [[William Wilson]]
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** {{UK-Hearty|f=t}}, Commander [[William Wilson]]
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* Fleet Number 2 –  commanded by Vice-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]] was to represent the Hostile Fleet, tasked with attacking and holding those trade routes.
 
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** {{UK-Forth}}, Captain [[John Hugh Bainbridge]]
 
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** {{UK-1Arethusa}}, Captain [[Thomas Peere Williams Nesham]]
 
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** {{UK-1Medea}}, Captain [[George William Hill]]
 
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** {{UK-Barossa}}, Commander [[Henry Hart Dyke]]
 
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** {{UK-Serpent}}, Commander [[Harry Leith Ross]]
 
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** {{UK-1Curlew}}, Commander [[Henry Deacon Barry]]
 
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** {{UK-1Sandfly}}, Commander [[Paul Warner Bush]]
 
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** twin screw vessel ''Traveller'', Lieutenant [[Gustavus Humphry Yonge]]
 
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** {{UK-2Ajax}}, Captain [[Robert Hornby Boyle]]
 
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** {{UK-Camperdown}}, Captain [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman-Simpson]]
 
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** {{UK-Howe}}, Captain [[Henry Harvey Boys]]
 
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** {{UK-2Neptune}}, Captain [[John Frederick George Grant]]
 
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** {{UK-1Conqueror}}, Captain [[Henry John Carr]]
 
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** {{UK-1Audacious}}, Captain [[Arthur Cecil Henry Paget]]
 
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** {{UK-1IronDuke}}, Captain [[Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen]]
 
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** {{UK-1Minotaur}}, Captain [[George Thomas Henry Boyes]]
 
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** {{UK-2Aurora}}, Captain Sir [[William Wiseman, Ninth Baronet|William Wiseman]]
 
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** {{UK-Immortalite}}, Captain [[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe]]
 
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** {{UK-Northampton}}, Captain [[Leicester Chantrey Keppel]]
 
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* Fleet Number 3 –  was be the Reserve Fleet of Fleet Number 1, and would have its headquarters in the Downs.
 
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** {{UK-Belleisle}}, Captain The Hon. [[Richard Hare]]
 
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** {{UK-1Glatton}}, Captain [[John George Jones]]
 
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** {{UK-1Gorgon}}, Captain [[Orford Churchill]]
 
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** {{UK-Hecate}}, Commander [[Alfred Carpenter]]
 
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** {{UK-1Hydra}}, Commander [[Alvin Coote Corry]]
 
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** {{UK-Cyclops}}, Captain [[Charles Philip Giffin Hicks]]
 
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** {{UK-2Active}}, Captain [[Armand Temple Powlett]]
 
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** {{UK-Hecla}}, Captain [[Edwin John Payne Gallwey]]
 
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** {{UK-1Tartar}}, Commander [[Charles Grey Robinson]]
 
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** {{UK-1Rattlesnake}}, Commander [[Henry Deacon Barry]]
 
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** {{UK-1Grasshopper}}, Lieutenant [[Frederick Tower Hamilton]]
 
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* Squadron 4 – was to be unattached and employed on special service.  Whether it is part of one of the above Fleets is not mentioned.
 
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** {{UK-Volage}}, Captain [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William Alison Dyke Acland]]
 
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** {{UK-1Calypso}}, Captain [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa]]
 
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** {{UK-1Ruby}}, Captain [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson]]
 
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* The following first-class torpedo boats would be split evenly between the two fleets.
 
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** {{UK-1TB45}} Lieutenant [[Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot]]
 
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** {{UK-TB51}} Lieutenant [[Reginald Graham Gregory]]
 
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** {{UK-TB52}} Lieutenant [[Philip Jeston Hodges]]
 
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** {{UK-TB54}} Lieutenant [[Basil Reginald Hamilton Taylor]]
 
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** {{UK-TB55}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Trevor Dawson]]
 
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** {{UK-TB57}} Lieutenant [[Robert John Prendergast]]
 
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** {{UK-TB58}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Parkinson James]]
 
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** {{UK-TB59}} Lieutenant [[William Firth Slayter]]
 
 
** {{UK-TB65}} Lieutenant [[John Hercules Robertson]]
 
** {{UK-TB65}} Lieutenant [[John Hercules Robertson]]
 
** {{UK-TB67}} Lieutenant [[Charles FitzGerald Sowerby]]
 
** {{UK-TB67}} Lieutenant [[Charles FitzGerald Sowerby]]
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** {{UK-TB79}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson]]
 
** {{UK-TB79}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson]]
 
** {{UK-TB80}} Lieutenant [[Lewis Bayly]]
 
** {{UK-TB80}} Lieutenant [[Lewis Bayly]]
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** {{UK-TB81}} Lieutenant [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee]]
 
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** {{UK-TB82}} Lieutenant [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton]]
 
 
** {{UK-TB83}} Lieutenant [[Edward Arthur Salwey]]
 
** {{UK-TB83}} Lieutenant [[Edward Arthur Salwey]]
 
** {{UK-TB84}} Lieutenant [[Herbert Orpen]]
 
** {{UK-TB84}} Lieutenant [[Herbert Orpen]]
 
** {{UK-TB85}} Lieutenant [[William Osbert Boothby]]
 
** {{UK-TB85}} Lieutenant [[William Osbert Boothby]]
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* Fleet Number 2 –  commanded by Vice-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]] was to represent the Hostile Fleet, tasked with attacking and holding those trade routes.
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** {{UK-Forth|f=t}}, Captain [[John Hugh Bainbridge]]
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** {{UK-2Arethusa|f=t}}, Captain [[Thomas Peere Williams Nesham]]
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** {{UK-1Medea|f=t}}, Captain [[George William Hill]]
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** {{UK-Barossa|f=t}}, Commander [[Henry Hart Dyke]]
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** {{UK-Serpent|f=t}}, Commander [[Harry Leith Ross]]
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** {{UK-1Curlew|f=t}}, Commander [[Henry Deacon Barry]]
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** {{UK-1Sandfly|f=t}}, Commander [[Paul Warner Bush]]
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** {{UK-Traveller|f=t}}, Lieutenant [[Gustavus Humphry Yonge]]
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** {{UK-2Ajax|f=t}}, Captain [[Robert Hornby Boyle]]
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** {{UK-Camperdown|f=t}}, Captain [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman-Simpson]]
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** {{UK-Howe|f=t}}, Captain [[Henry Harvey Boys]]
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** {{UK-2Neptune|f=t}}, Captain [[John Frederick George Grant]]
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** {{UK-1Conqueror|f=t}}, Captain [[Henry John Carr]]
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** {{UK-1Audacious|f=t}}, Captain [[Arthur Cecil Henry Paget]]
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** {{UK-1IronDuke|f=t}}, Captain [[Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen]]
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** {{UK-1Minotaur|f=t}}, Captain [[George Thomas Henry Boyes]]
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** {{UK-2Aurora|f=t}}, Captain Sir [[William Wiseman, Ninth Baronet|William Wiseman]]
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** {{UK-Immortalite|f=t}}, Captain [[Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe]] (captains of this ship and ''Aurora'' may have been swapped)
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** {{UK-Northampton|f=t}}, Captain [[Leicester Chantrey Keppel]]
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** {{UK-1TB45}} Lieutenant [[Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot]]
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** {{UK-TB51}} Lieutenant [[Reginald Graham Gregory]]
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** {{UK-TB52}} Lieutenant [[Philip Jeston Hodges]]
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** {{UK-TB54}} Lieutenant [[Basil Reginald Hamilton Taylour]]
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** {{UK-TB55}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Trevor Dawson]]
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** {{UK-TB57}} Lieutenant [[Robert John Prendergast]]
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** {{UK-TB58}} Lieutenant [[Arthur Parkinson James]]
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** {{UK-TB59}} Lieutenant [[William Firth Slayter]]
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** {{UK-TB81}} Lieutenant [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee]]
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** {{UK-TB82}} Lieutenant [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton]]
 
** {{UK-TB86}} Lieutenant [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John Michael de Robeck]]
 
** {{UK-TB86}} Lieutenant [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|John Michael de Robeck]]
 
** {{UK-TB87}} Lieutenant [[Lionel de Lautour Wells]]
 
** {{UK-TB87}} Lieutenant [[Lionel de Lautour Wells]]
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* Fleet Number 3 –  was be the Reserve Fleet of Fleet Number 1, and would have its headquarters in the Downs.
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** {{UK-Belleisle|f=t}}, Captain The Hon. [[Richard Hare]]
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** {{UK-1Glatton|f=t}}, Captain [[John George Jones]]
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** {{UK-1Gorgon|f=t}}, Captain [[Orford Churchill]]
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** {{UK-Hecate|f=t}}, Commander [[Alfred Carpenter]]
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** {{UK-1Hydra|f=t}}, Commander [[Alvin Coote Corry]]
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** {{UK-1Cyclops|f=t}}, Captain [[Charles Philip Giffin Hicks]]
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** {{UK-2Active|f=t}}, Captain [[Armand Temple Powlett]]
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** {{UK-Hecla|f=t}}, Captain [[Edwin John Payne Gallwey]]
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** {{UK-2Tartar|f=t}}, Commander [[Charles Grey Robinson]]
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** {{UK-1Rattlesnake|f=t}}, Commander [[Henry Deacon Barry]]
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** {{UK-1Grasshopper|f=t}}, Lieutenant [[Frederick Tower Hamilton]]
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* Squadron 4 – was to be unattached and employed on special service.  Whether it is part of one of the above Fleets is not mentioned.
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** {{UK-Volage|f=t}}, Captain [[William Alison Dyke Acland, Second Baronet|William Alison Dyke Acland]]
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** {{UK-1Calypso|f=t}}, Captain [[Count Frederick Cosmeto Metaxa]]
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** {{UK-1Ruby|f=t}}, Captain [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson]]
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:British Naval Manoeuvres]]
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 31 July 2021

The Royal Navy's Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 was a typical exercise even if of a relatively reduced scale compared to other years',[1] with one fleet taking a defensive role while a second took a threatening role.

A review of the Navy List and Service Records of the men involved seems to indicate that those who received the temporary command appointments often used in manoeuvres were dated 22 July, 1890. The manoeuvres seemed to commence shortly after 29 July, with the two fleets departing Portland and to conclude around 20 August.

Order of Battle

The Times reported the structure of the exercise as follows.[2]

The first-class torpedo boats listed there were to be split evenly between the two fleets. A story from 29 July 1890 permitted their Fleet assignments to be sorted out as shown below.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 11 June, 1890; p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 29, 1890; pg. 10; Issue 33076.


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