H.M.S. Thunderer (1872)
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| H.M.S. Thunderer (1872) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 26 May, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1909[5] |
H.M.S. Thunderer was one of two Devastation Class turret ships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Thunderer was commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 March, 1891.[6]
She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Captain Herbert William Sumner Gibson.[7][8][9]
Captains
- Acting Captain Charles S. Donner, 16 April, 1885[10] – 18 April, 1885[11]
- Acting Captain Charles S. Donner, 26 April, 1885[12]
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 7 May, 1885[13] – September, 1886
- Captain Walter Stewart, 17 August, 1886[14] – 30 June, 1888
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 17 March, 1891[15][16] – 11 April, 1891[17]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 11 April, 1891[18][19] – 15 September, 1892[20]
- Captain Herbert W. Dowding, 11 July, 1893[21] – 10 August, 1893[22] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[23] – 25 October, 1894
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[24] – 2 March, 1896[25] (and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness)
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 May, 1895 – 31 January, 1896
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 1 February, 1896[26] – 15 December, 1897 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 and 1897)
- Captain John H. Rainier, 15 December, 1897[27] – 31 March, 1898[28]
- Captain John S. Hallifax, 31 March, 1898[29] – 31 August, 1899
- Captain John E. Blaxland, 4 September, 1899[30][31] – 12 December, 1900[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 234.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 258.
- ↑ Beaumont Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/226. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. ?.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 261.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268b.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
- ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
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