H.M.S. Iron Duke (1870)
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| H.M.S. Iron Duke (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | 1867 Estimates[2] |
| Laid down: | 23 Aug, 1868[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Mar, 1870[4] |
| Commissioned: | 21 Jan, 1871[5] |
| Sold: | 1906[6] |
H.M.S. Iron Duke was one of four Audacious Class central battery ironclads completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 9 May, 1890 to replace H.M.S. Devastation in the Coast Guard Service, Queensferry, North Britain.[7]
Captains
- Captain Henry D. Hickley, c. 1875[8] (in command when collided with Vanguard)
- Captain Henry C. St. John, 28 August, 1885[9]
- Captain Robert H. Boyle, 11 December, 1886[10]
- Captain Frederick S. Vander-Meulen, 28 July, 1887[11]
- Captain Charles S. Cardale, 3 February, 1891[12] – 5 April, 1892
- Commander (N) Robert L. G. Noel, 10 April, 1896[13] – 10 February, 1902
Boyle and Vander-Meulen seem to contradict each other.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 231.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 270.
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