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==Construction and Service==
==Construction and Service==
Re-commissioned at Malta on 15 April, 1884 for service in the Mediterrean under the command of Captain [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]].{{NLSep85|p. 240}}
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==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Charles Drummond|nick=Edmund C. Drummond|appt=18 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 233}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Willes Watson|nick=George W. Watson|appt=June, 1879<ref>"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 April, 1897.  Issue '''35188''', col B, p. 10.</ref>|end=January, 1880<ref>"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 April, 1897.  Issue '''35188''', col B, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=1 August, 1877<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}}  f. 321.</ref>|end=8 September, 1879<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}}  f. 321.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=1 August, 1877<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}}  f. 321.</ref>|end=8 September, 1879<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}}  f. 321.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Willes Watson|nick=George W. Watson|appt=29 July, 1879|end=11 March, 1880}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Frederick Nicholson|nick=Henry F. Nicholson|appt=1 January, 1881<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/339.|}} ff. 950, 967.</ref>{{NLJun83|p. 244}}|end=14 April, 1884<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/339.|}} ff. 950, 967.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Compton Edward Domvile|nick=Compton E. Domvile|appt=21 March, 1884<ref>Domvile Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}} f. 332.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 241}}|end=c. 1 November, 1886<ref>Domvile Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}} f. 332.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Charles Drummond|nick=Edmund C. Drummond|appt=18 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 233}}|end=26 October, 1889}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=26 October, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 257}}<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=19 June, 1891<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|}}  f. 459.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=26 October, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 257}}<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=19 June, 1891<ref>Noel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|}}  f. 459.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=16 July, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 14 July, 1902.  Issue '''36819''', col F, p. 7.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 306''a''}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''N''')|name=Frederick William Loane|nick=Frederick W. Loane|appt=1 November, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 302}}|end=1 March, 1900|note=preceded by Staff Commanders}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=16 July, 1902{{NMI|Monday, 14 July, 1902.  Issue '''36819''', col F, p. 7}}{{NLMay03|p. 307}}|note=preceded by a Fleet Engineer}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


Latest revision as of 14:08, 6 July 2021

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.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
  7. ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
  8. ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
  9. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1883). p. 244.
  11. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/339. ff. 950, 967.
  12. ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
  14. ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 233.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 257.
  17. ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
  18. ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 459.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 302.
  20. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 14 July, 1902. Issue 36819, col F, p. 7.
  21. ↑ 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).



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