H.M.S. Camperdown (1885)
| H.M.S. Camperdown (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Dec, 1882[2] |
| Launched: | 24 Nov, 1885[3] |
| Completed: | 14 Mar, 1887[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1889[5] |
| Sold: | 11 Jul, 1911 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Commissioned in 1889, H.M.S. Camperdown was one of six "Admiral" class battleships.
Service
Her estimated costs were £210,380 for labour, £279,000 for material for the hull (only), £104,900 for engines, £180,000 for armour, £7,000 for masts and spars, and an unknown sum for guns and mountings.[6]
When completed, she was the longest ironclad ship built at Portsmouth, being five feet longer than the Colossus. She underwent engine trials on 7 March, 1887 before her ultimate completion, and delivered 16.5 knots on two passes over a measured mile under a light load condition. [7][8]
Camperdown participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890, acting as part of the Hostile Fleet which was threatening British trade routes.
In June, 1892, it was decided that Camperdown, rather than Ajax, would relieve the aging battleship H.M.S. Agamemnon in the Mediterranean, sailing from Portsmouth to do so.[9]
Most infamously, Camperdown collided with and sank the Mediterranean flagship, the battleship Victoria on 22 June 1893, killing 358, including Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. Camperdown had been the division leader of the second column, and under the direction of Rear-Admiral Albert Hastings Markham had repeatedly been ordered to perform an impossible manoeuvring order issued by Tryon.
Camperdown was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 July 1900 for service as a coastguardship at Rathmullen, newly equipped with a "1 to 52" W/T set.[10][11]
The ship was sold in the 1911–1912 financial year for £28,000 after £3,948 of gear had been removed from her.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Richard D. King, 18 July, 1889[13] – 10 September, 1889[14] (temporary for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Captain John C. Burnell, 19 December, 1889[15] – 29 April, 1890[16]
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson, 22 May, 1890[17][18] – 30 May, 1892[19]
- Captain George L. Atkinson, c. August, 1892 – c. late September, 1892 (took ship from England out to Mediterranean, transferred out to Agamemnon)
- Captain Wollaston C. Karslake, 21 July, 1892 – 26 August, 1892 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1892)
- Captain Charles Johnstone, 20 August, 1892[20] – 2 August, 1894[21] (transferred in from Agamemnon)
- Captain Tynte F. Hammill, 20 June, 1894[22] – 1894
- Captain Robert W. Craigie, 2 August, 1894[23][24] – 28 May, 1898[25]
- Captain Harry F. Hughes-Hallett, 28 May, 1898[26] – 11 October, 1899
- Captain Alvin C. Corry, 5 July, 1900[27] – 14 February, 1902
- Captain Herbert A. W. Onslow, 14 February, 1902 – 24 September, 1902
- Captain Frederic E. E. Brock, 24 September, 1902[28] – 7 November, 1902[29]
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 7 November, 1902[30] – 5 May, 1903[31]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ "Her Majesty's Ship Camperdown." The Times (London, England), 27 Nov. 1885, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, March 8, 1887, Issue 32014, p.10.
- ↑ "The Camperdown." The Times (London, England), Saturday, March 19, 1887, Issue 32024, p.4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 2, 1892, Issue 33654, p.6.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Friday, July 6, 1900, Issue 36187, p.10.
- ↑ Appropriation Account, 1911–1912. p. 117.
- ↑ Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. ?.
- ↑ Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. ?.
- ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
- ↑ Burnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/500. f. 158.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1187.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1187.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 7 June, 1894. Issue 34284, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
- ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 237.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
Bibliography
- Appropriation Account, 1911–1912. H.C. 493 (1913). London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationary Office.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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