H.M.S. Black Prince (1861)
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| H.M.S. Black Prince (1861) | |
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| Builder: | Robert Napier, Govan |
| Laid down: | 12 Oct, 1859 |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 12 Sep, 1862 |
| Sold: | 21 Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. Black Prince was one of two Warrior Class armoured frigates completed for the Royal Navy.
She was renamed H.M.S. Emerald in 1903 and worked as a receiving ship at Queenstown then was renamed Impregnable III in 1910.
Service
Captains
- Captain Arthur T. Brooke, 1 September, 1890 – 1 May, 1891 (and in command of Royal Naval Barracks, Plymouth)
- Commander Frederick G. C. Langdon, 21 January, 1896 – 27 February, 1899
- Captain William J. Grogan, 27 February, 1899 – 31 December, 1900
- Commander Warren H. D'Oyly, 1 August, 1907[1] – 1 September, 1908[2]
- Commander Arthur T. Taylor, 1 September, 1908[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
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