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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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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>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alan Brockrick Thomas|nick=Alan B. Thomas|appt=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>}}
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*  Captain [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|A. Berkeley Milne]], 5 March, 1894.<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=A. Berkeley Milne|appt=5 March, 1894<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Reginald Charles Prothero|Reginald C. Prothero]], 1896.
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*  Captain [[Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|Harry T. Grenfell]], 4 December, 1896.<ref>Grenfell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}}  f. 426.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=4 December, 1896<ref>Grenfell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}}  f. 426.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis|Edward H. M. Davis]], 1897.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Henry Meggs Davis|nick=Edward H. M. Davis|appt=1897}}
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*  Captain [[Andrew Kennedy Bickford|Andrew K. Bickford]], 13 October, 1897.<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 100.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=13 October, 1897<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 100.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[George Augustus Giffard|George A. Giffard]], 11 May, 1898.<ref>Giffard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 514.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Augustus Giffard|nick=George A. Giffard|appt=11 May, 1898<ref>Giffard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 514.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Edmund Radcliffe Pears|Edmund R. Pears]], 21 April, 1909.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 86.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=21 April, 1909<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 86.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Herbert Lyon]], 16 May, 1905.<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 817.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Lyon|nick=Herbert Lyon|appt=16 May, 1905<ref>Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 817.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|Maurice S. FitzMaurice]], 5 March, 1908.<ref>FitzMaurice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 148.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice|nick=Maurice S. FitzMaurice|appt=5 March, 1908<ref>FitzMaurice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 148.</ref>}}
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*  Captain [[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]], 5 April, 1910.<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 131.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis William Kennedy|nick=Francis W. Kennedy|appt=5 April, 1910<ref>Kennedy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 131.</ref>}}
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Revision as of 19:01, 6 May 2014

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

H.M.S. Trafalgar was one of two Trafalgar class battleships completed in 1890 and 1891.

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 are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1890. Issue 32976, col F, p. 7.
  6. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 22 March, 1890. Issue 32966, col F, p. 12.
  8. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  9. ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 426.
  10. ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
  11. ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
  12. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 86.
  13. ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 817.
  14. ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
  15. ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.

Bibliography


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