H.M.S. Swiftsure (1870)
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| H.M.S. Swiftsure (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 31 Aug, 1868[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1870[3] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Jun, 1872[4] |
| Sold: | 1908[5] |
H.M.S. Swiftsure was one of two Swiftsure Class central battery ironclads completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Swiftsure was commissioned at Devonport on 27 March, 1882. In summer 1885, she made her way home to England.[6]
The ship visited the port of Mahon in Minorca, Spain from 15-20 August 1874 under the command of John Kennedy Erskine Baird.[7]
Captains
- Captain Henry C. Aitchison, March, 1882
- Captain The Hon. Thomas S. Brand, 7 August, 1884[8]
- Captain James L. Hammet, 24 April, 1888[9] – 3 October, 1890
- Captain Sacheverel C. Darwin, 8 July, 1891 – 8 August, 1891 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1891)
- Captain Charles L. Oxley, 14 August, 1891[10] – 4 December, 1893
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). pp. 239, 240.
- ↑ Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 256.
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