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*{{CaptRN}} [[Alan Brockrick Thomas|Alan B. Thomas]], 2 April, 1890.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 22 March, 1890. Issue '''32966''', col F, p. 12.</ref> | *{{CaptRN}} [[Alan Brockrick Thomas|Alan B. Thomas]], 2 April, 1890.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 22 March, 1890. Issue '''32966''', col F, p. 12.</ref> | ||
| − | * Captain [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford]], | + | *Captain [[Edmund Radcliffe Pears|Edmund R. Pears]], 21 April, 1909.<ref>Pears Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 86.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice]], | + | *Captain [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford]], |
| − | * Captain [[George Augustus Giffard]], | + | *Captain [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice]], |
| − | * Captain [[Francis William Kennedy]], | + | *Captain [[George Augustus Giffard]], |
| − | * Captain [[Herbert Lyon]], | + | *Captain [[Francis William Kennedy]], |
| − | * Captain [[Reginald Charles Prothero]], | + | *Captain [[Herbert Lyon]], |
| + | *Captain [[Reginald Charles Prothero]], | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 3 August 2013
| H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Jan, 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Sep, 1887[3] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1890[4] |
| Sold: | 9 Mar, 1911 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Trafalgar was commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1890, by Captain Alan B. Thomas, with a complement of 550 officers and men, as flag ship of Rear-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, second-in-command of the Mediterranean Squadron.[5]
Radio
In 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Alan B. Thomas, 2 April, 1890.[7]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 21 April, 1909.[8]
- Captain Andrew Kennedy Bickford,
- Captain Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice,
- Captain George Augustus Giffard,
- Captain Francis William Kennedy,
- Captain Herbert Lyon,
- Captain Reginald Charles Prothero,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1890. Issue 32976, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 22 March, 1890. Issue 32966, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 86.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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