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==Service==
 
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Commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 April, 1877 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.{{NLJul78|p. 192}}
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.{{NLMar92|p. 195}}
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In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]], bearing Commodore in Command, [[Albert Hastings Markham|Albert H. Markham]].{{NLFeb88|p. 188}}
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''Active'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Armand Temple Powlett]] as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
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The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]].{{ToL|The Naval Review at Spithead|25 June 1897; p. 13}}
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In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 1".{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}}
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|appt=31 September, 1885<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 191}}|end=3 November, 1886<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=5 November, 1886<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=4 June, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=13 November, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Armand Temple Powlett|nick=Armand T. Powlett|appt=14 November, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 191}}|end=1 August, 1891|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|appt=1 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 195}}|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]|end=1 June, 1893}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=1 June, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 195}}|end=|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=16 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 196}}|end=|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 26 August 2023

H.M.S. Active (1869)
Builder: Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1]
Laid down: 1867[2]
Launched: 13 Mar, 1869[3]
Completed: 1870[4]
Sold: 1906[5]

H.M.S. Active was one of three Volage Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 April, 1877 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.[6]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.[7]

In February, 1888, she was flagship on the Training Squadron, bearing Commodore in Command, Albert H. Markham.[8]

Active participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Armand Temple Powlett as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.[9]

The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[10]

In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 1".[11]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 192.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
  9. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  10. ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
  11. ↑ "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
  12. ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 192.
  14. ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 191.
  16. ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  17. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
  18. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
  19. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
  20. ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 191.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 195.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 196.

Bibliography


Volage Class Corvette
  Volage Active Rover  
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