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==Service==
==Service==
Commissioned at Chatham on 14 February, 1890.{{NLMar92|p. 267}}
''Warspite'' arrived at Devonport from Sheerness on 20 April, 1899 under the command of Captain [[Thomas Philip Walker]] and flying the flag of Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Beaumont]].  She left for the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] in the evening of the 20th.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Apr 21, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35809.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=Hedworth Meux|appt=4 February, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 266}}<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|end=24 June, 1893<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], on the [[Pacific Station]]|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Holdsworth Rawson|nick=Harry H. Rawson|appt=11 July, 1889<ref>Rawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/660.|}} f. 1076.</ref>{{NMI|17 May 1889, p. 10}}|end=16 September, 1889<ref>Rawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/660.|}} f. 1076.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Frederick Hammick|nick=Robert F. Hammick|appt=24 May, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 268}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=Hedworth Lambton|appt=4 February, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 266}}<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|end=24 June, 1893<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]]|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=A. Berkeley Milne|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|end=30 July, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Frederick Hammick|nick=Robert F. Hammick|appt=24 May, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 268}}|end=24 May, 1895}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Ross Boardman|nick=Frederick R. Boardman|appt=24 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 268''k''}}|end=|note=moved to {{UK-Howe}} upon her commissioning}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=A. Berkeley Milne|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|end=30 July, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Philip Walker|nick=Thomas P. Walker|appt=28 March, 1899<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>|end=1 November, 1900<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Philip Walker|nick=Thomas P. Walker|appt=28 March, 1899<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>|end=1 November, 1900<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=1 November, 1900<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=1901<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=1 November, 1900<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=1901<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=24 March, 1902{{NLMay02|p. 312}}|end=19 November, 1902<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 856.  Fact check this date.</ref>|note=in command on transfer of flag}}
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 14 December 2021

H.M.S. Warspite (1884)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard [1]
Laid down: 25 Oct, 1881[2]
Launched: 29 Jan, 1884[3]
Commissioned: 14 Feb, 1890[4]
Sold: 4 Apr, 1905[5]
Fate: Scrapped

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 14 February, 1890.[6]

Warspite arrived at Devonport from Sheerness on 20 April, 1899 under the command of Captain Thomas Philip Walker and flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Beaumont. She left for the Pacific Station in the evening of the 20th.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). pp. 266-7.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 267.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 21, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35809.
  8. ↑ Rawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/660. f. 1076.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1889, p. 10.
  10. ↑ Rawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/660. f. 1076.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 266.
  12. ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 364.
  13. ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 364.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 268.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268k.
  16. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  17. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  18. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 295/1378.
  19. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 295/1378.
  20. ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  21. ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 312.
  23. ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856. Fact check this date.

Bibliography


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