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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Eden Brooke Greville|nick=Algernon E. B. Greville|appt=25 July, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 329}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=25 July, 1911<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>|end=11 April, 1913<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=25 July, 1911<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>|end=11 April, 1913<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=Jul, 1915{{FC}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=Jul, 1915{{FC}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 817}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 817}}|end=|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:08, 29 May 2016
| H.M.S. Imperieuse (1883) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard [1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Aug, 1881[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Dec, 1883[3] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1886[4] |
| Sold: | 2 Oct, 1907[5] |
Service
Imperieuse commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 March, 1888,[6] under Captain William H. May for service on the China Station.[7]
Whilst serving as flagship of the Pacific Station from 1896 to 1899 the Imperieuse is said to have visited the Cocos Islands in search of treasure.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur K. Wilson, 7 July, 1887[8] – 31 August, 1887[9] (for Jubilee Review)
- Captain William H. May, 1 March, 1888[10] – 10 November, 1890[11]
- Captain Edmund S. Poë, 10 November, 1890[12] (and as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral Richards)
- Captain John M. McQuhae, 1 March, 1892[13] – 14 April, 1894[14] (and as Flag Captain to Fremantle)
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 5 March, 1896[15]
- Captain Peyton Hoskyns, 16 July, 1901[16] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Algernon E. B. Greville, 25 July, 1908[17]
- Commander Cecil F. L. Watson, 25 July, 1911[18] – 11 April, 1913[19]
- Captain (retired) Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 28 October, 1914[20] – Jul, 1915[Fact Check]
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 27 July, 1915[21] – 28 June, 1917[22] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, 28 July, 1917[23] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 228.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 228.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 232.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 329.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 817.
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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