H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)
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| H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Sep, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 26 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Completed: | May, 1892[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1892[6] |
| Sold: | 7 Oct, 1913 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Royal Sovereign was the name ship of a class of eight battleships completed for the Royal Navy in 1893-94. She was sold shortly before the Great War.
Service
For the Annual Manoeuvres of 1895, the ship received a masthead semaphore machine invented by Rear-Admiral Wilson for comparative testing.[7]
Royal Sovereign was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 8 June, 1897, Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis in command.[8]
As of 1901, in the Mediterranean, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Tynte F. Hammill, 31 March, 1892[10] – May, 1894[11][12]
- Captain Charles C. Drury, 12 May, 1894[13] – 21 May, 1895[14]
- Captain Arthur Barrow, 21 May, 1895[15] – 11 December, 1895[16]
- Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson, 12 December, 1895[17] – 7 June, 1897[18]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 12 September, 1896[19] – 23 September, 1898[20]
- Captain Edward H. M. Davis, 8 June, 1897[21][22] – c. mid 1897[23] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, 23 September, 1898[24][25] – 12 March, 1900[26]
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 20 January, 1900[27][28] – 1901
- Captain Frederick S. Inglefield, 26 November, 1901[29] – 29 August, 1902[30]
- Captain George A. Primrose, c. September, 1902[31] – 15 December, 1902[32]
- Captain Thomas MacGill, 15 December, 1902[33] – 25 May, 1903[34]
- Captain Alfred W. Paget, 13 May, 1903[35] – 3 March, 1904[36]
- Captain Paul W. Bush, 1 March, 1904[37] – 23 May, 1905[38]
- Commander John K. Laird, 9 February, 1907[39] – 21 May, 1909
- Commander Robert G. Corbett, 10 August, 1909[40][41] – 2 August, 1910[42]
- Commander Herbert du C. Luard, 2 August, 1910[43] – 8 February, 1911[44]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 27 July 1895.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 251.
- ↑ Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 345.
- ↑ Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/451. f. 345.
- ↑ Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/451. f. 345.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. f. 65.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. f. 65.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 426.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 292.
- ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 976.
- ↑ O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 104/208.
- ↑ Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 300.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 695.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 473.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 836.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 543.
- ↑ Paget Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 372.
- ↑ Paget Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 372.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/199 f. 177.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/325
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 370.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 370.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/254. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 369.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/106. f. ?.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- 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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