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Revision as of 18:10, 23 August 2019
| H.M.S. Audacious (1869) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow[1] |
| Ordered: | 1867 Estimates[2] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1867[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1869[4] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Sep, 1870[5] |
| Sold: | 1922[6] |
H.M.S. Audacious was one of four Audacious Class central battery ironclads completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the China Station, bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon.[7]
Audacious participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Arthur C. H. Paget as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.[8]
She was renamed Imperieuse in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
Captains
- Captain Francis Durrant, 31 August, 1877[9] – 23 February, 1879[10]
- Captain Hugo L. Pearson, 5 January, 1884[11] – 6 January, 1886
- Captain Robert H. Harris, 31 October, 1885[12]
- Captain John B. Warren, 25 January, 1888 – 29 February, 1888
- Captain Arthur C. H. Paget, 1 April, 1890[13] – 1 April, 1893
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 16 July, 1902[14]
- Commander Cecil F. L. Watson, 25 July, 1911[15] – 11 April, 1913[16]
- Captain (retired) Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 28 October, 1914[17] – 27 July, 1915 (and as K.H.M., Scapa)
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 27 July, 1915[18] – 28 June, 1917[19] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, 28 June, 1917[20] – 15 March, 1919[21] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Commander William D. Irvin, 5 March, 1919[22] – 31 July, 1919[23] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 187.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
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