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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''''' was was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed '''H.M.S. ''Sapphire II'''''. She reverted to '''H.M.S. ''Imperieuse'''' in 1909 until she was sold in 1913. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=5 March, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 261}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Adair|nick=Charles H. Adair|appt=5 March, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 261}}|end=}} | ||
{{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>|end=|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>|end=|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Eden Brooke Greville|nick=Algernon E. B. Greville|appt=25 July, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 329}}|end=}} | |||
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Revision as of 21:43, 27 March 2017
| 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] |
H.M.S. Imperieuse was was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed H.M.S. Sapphire II. She reverted to H.M.S. Imperieuse' in 1909 until she was sold in 1913.
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]
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. (October, 1898). p. 261.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 329.
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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