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==Construction==
==Construction==
Three of her 13.5" guns arrived from Woolwich in the steamer ''Stanley'' on 18 February, 1889, and were installed at Portsmouth on 19 February.  The fourth big gun was carried in the War Department steamer ''Hartington''.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence."  ''The Times''.  20 February, 1889.  p. 12.</ref>
Three of her 13.5" guns arrived from Woolwich in the steamer ''Stanley'' on 18 February, 1889, and were installed at Portsmouth on 19 February.  The fourth big gun was carried in the War Department steamer ''Hartington''.{{NMI|20 February, 1889.  p. 12}}


==Service==
==Service==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Ward Dowding|nick=Herbert W. Dowding|appt=12 September, 1893<ref>Dowding Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/15/367.|}} f. 364.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 198}}|end=26 August, 1895<ref>Dowding Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/15/367.|}} f. 364.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=July, 1895{{MackieRNW}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=22 July, 1895<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 198}}|ass=17 August, 1895<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|end=1 October, 1897<ref>Mann Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|note=invalided}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Wilson|nick=William Wilson|appt=1 October, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 224}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Blake Fisher|nick=William B. Fisher|appt=29 August, 1901<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 459.</ref>|end=16 September, 1903<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 459.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Blake Fisher|nick=William B. Fisher|appt=29 August, 1901<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 459.</ref>|end=16 September, 1903<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 459.</ref>}}

Latest revision as of 14:25, 24 November 2021

H.M.S. Anson (1886)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 24 Apr, 1883[2]
Launched: 17 Feb, 1886[3]
Commissioned: May, 1889[4]
Sold: 13 Jul, 1909
Fate: Scrapped

Completed in 1889, H.M.S. Anson was one of six "Admiral" class battleships.

Construction

Three of her 13.5" guns arrived from Woolwich in the steamer Stanley on 18 February, 1889, and were installed at Portsmouth on 19 February. The fourth big gun was carried in the War Department steamer Hartington.[5]

Service

Radio

In 1891, she was serving as the second flagship in the Channel Squadron.[6]

In 1901, while serving in the Reserve Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 February, 1889. p. 12.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 198.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  8. ↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/749. ff. 231, 223.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 198.
  10. ↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/749. ff. 231, 223.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 198.
  12. ↑ Dowding Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. 364.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 198.
  14. ↑ Dowding Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. 364.
  15. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 198.
  17. ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 224.
  19. ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 459.
  20. ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 459.
  21. ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 499.
  22. ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.

Bibliography


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