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==Service==
==Service==
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[China Station]], bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir [[Nowell Salmon]].{{NLFeb88|p. 187}}
''Audacious'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|Arthur C. H. Paget]] as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
She was renamed ''Imperieuse'' in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
She was renamed ''Imperieuse'' in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.


==Captains==
==Captains==
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Audacious''" nat=UK>
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Audacious''" nat=UK>
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Dennis Hickley|nick=Henry D. Hickley|appt=18 September, 1873|end=17 March, 1874}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=1 September, 1874{{NLJul76|p. 131}}|end=August, 1877}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Durrant|nick=Francis Durrant|appt=31 August, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|ass=9 November, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|end=23 February, 1879<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George John Anstruther|nick=George J. Anstruther|appt=28 December, 1882<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=27 March, 1883<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}}  f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=5 January, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 196}}|end=6 January, 1886}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=5 January, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 196}}|end=6 January, 1886}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 195}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 195}}|ass=7 January, 1886|end=25 January, 1888|note=relieved at own request &ndash; personal affairs}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Borlase Warren|nick=John B. Warren|appt=25 January, 1888|end=29 February, 1888}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|nick=Arthur C. H. Paget|appt=1 April, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 196}}|end=1 April, 1893}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|nick=Arthur C. H. Paget|appt=1 April, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 196}}|end=1 April, 1893}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=16 July, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=1 April, 1893<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|end=6 February, 1894<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|note=transferred to {{UK-1Edinburgh}}}}
{{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>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=16 July, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=November, 1903}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=27 July, 1915|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''|note=and as K.H.M., Scapa}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=27 July, 1915|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''|note=and as K.H.M., Scapa}}
{{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>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}
{{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>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}

Latest revision as of 14:19, 24 November 2021

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

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 187.
  8. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 131.
  10. ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
  11. ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
  12. ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 196.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 195.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 196.
  17. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  18. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
  22. ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
  23. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  24. ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  25. ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
  26. ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.


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