H.M.S. Temeraire (1876)
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| H.M.S. Superb (1876) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Aug, 1873[2] |
| Launched: | 9 May, 1876[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Aug, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Temeraire was completed in 1877 for the Royal Navy. Her central battery was augmented by single barbettes fore and aft mounting 11-in guns.
Construction and Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 15 April, 1884 for service in the Mediterrean under the command of Captain Compton E. Domvile.[6]
She paid off at Portsmouth in 1887, but returned to the Mediterranean for her last three years of active service. In 1891, she was finally paid off at Devonport. For a considerable time, she had no real captains appointed to her, but Staff numbers and a navigating Lieutenant.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 1 August, 1877[7] – 8 September, 1879[8]
- Captain George W. Watson, 29 July, 1879 – 11 March, 1880
- Captain Henry F. Nicholson, 1 January, 1881[9][10] – 14 April, 1884[11]
- Captain Compton E. Domvile, 21 March, 1884[12][13] – c. 1 November, 1886[14]
- Captain Edmund C. Drummond, 18 October, 1886[15] – 26 October, 1889
- Captain Gerard H. U. Noel, 26 October, 1889[16][17] – 19 June, 1891[18]
- Lieutenant (N) Frederick W. Loane, 1 November, 1897[19] – 1 March, 1900 (preceded by Staff Commanders)
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 16 July, 1902[20][21] (preceded by a Fleet Engineer)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1883). p. 244.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 257.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 459.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 302.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 14 July, 1902. Issue 36819, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 307.
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).
