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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Nelson'' re-commissioned at Sydney on 15 January, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 225}} | |||
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[Australia Station]], bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax]].{{NLFeb88|p. 188}} | |||
''Nelson'' was made guardship at [[Portsmouth]] in October, 1891. She was placed in Fleet Reserve in November, 1894. | |||
She arrived at [[Gibraltar]] from Palermo in early July, 1896, destined to leave for [[Portsmouth]] on the 6th.{{NMI|Monday, Jul 06, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34935}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Nelson''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Nelson''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|nick=Atwell P. MacL. Lake|appt=21 October, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 225}}|end=5 April, 1887}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Tynte Ford Hammill|nick=Tynte F. Hammill|appt=5 April, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 219}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Tynte Ford Hammill|nick=Tynte F. Hammill|appt=5 April, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 219}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Woodward|nick=Robert Woodward|appt=10 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 237}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Woodward|nick=Robert Woodward|appt=10 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 237}}|end=1 June, 1893|note=and for command of the [[First Class Steam Reserve]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Frederick Hammick|nick=Robert F. Hammick|appt=14 April, 1896|end=8 July, 1896}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Hampson Stileman|nick=Harry H. Stileman|appt=12 June, 1902<ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Hampson Stileman|nick=Harry H. Stileman|appt=12 June, 1902<ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Price Vaughan Lewes|nick=P. Vaughan Lewes|appt=2 February, 1903<ref>Lewes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 300.</ref>|end=27 April, 1903<ref>Lewes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 300.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Price Vaughan Lewes|nick=P. Vaughan Lewes|appt=2 February, 1903<ref>Lewes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 300.</ref>|end=27 April, 1903<ref>Lewes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 300.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Adrian George Allgood|nick=Adrian G. Allgood|appt=10 July, 1903{{NLJun06|p. 348}}|end=1 August, 1906}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Irby Prowse|nick=Cecil I. Prowse|appt=1 August, 1906<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>|end=16 July, 1907<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Irby Prowse|nick=Cecil I. Prowse|appt=1 August, 1906<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>|end=16 July, 1907<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Drummond Church|nick=William D. Church|appt=16 July, 1907<ref>Church Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/420.|D7602344}} f. 502.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 348}}|end=30 July, 1909<ref>Church Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/420.|D7602344}} f. 502.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Nevill England|nick=William N. England|appt=3 July, 1909<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>|end=October, 1909<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Nevill England|nick=William N. England|appt=3 July, 1909<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>|end=October, 1909<ref>England Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 271.</ref>}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:59, 11 August 2020
| H.M.S. Nelson (1876) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Elder & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 Nov, 1874[2] |
| Launched: | 4 Nov, 1876[3] |
| Completed: | 26 Jul, 1881[4] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1910[5] |
H.M.S. Nelson was one of two Nelson Class armoured cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Nelson re-commissioned at Sydney on 15 January, 1885.[6]
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the Australia Station, bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Henry Fairfax.[7]
Nelson was made guardship at Portsmouth in October, 1891. She was placed in Fleet Reserve in November, 1894.
She arrived at Gibraltar from Palermo in early July, 1896, destined to leave for Portsmouth on the 6th.[8]
Captains
- Captain Atwell P. MacL. Lake, 21 October, 1884[9] – 5 April, 1887
- Captain Tynte F. Hammill, 5 April, 1887[10]
- Captain Robert Woodward, 10 August, 1891[11] – 1 June, 1893 (and for command of the First Class Steam Reserve)
- Captain Robert F. Hammick, 14 April, 1896 – 8 July, 1896
- Commander Harry H. Stileman, 12 June, 1902[12]
- Commander P. Vaughan Lewes, 2 February, 1903[13] – 27 April, 1903[14]
- Commander Adrian G. Allgood, 10 July, 1903[15] – 1 August, 1906
- Captain Cecil I. Prowse, 1 August, 1906[16] – 16 July, 1907[17]
- Commander William D. Church, 16 July, 1907[18][19] – 30 July, 1909[20]
- Commander William N. England, 3 July, 1909[21] – October, 1909[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 06, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 237.
- ↑ Naval & Military Intelligence The Times (London). Saturday, 14 June 1902. (36794), p. 9.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 348.
- ↑ Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
- ↑ Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
- ↑ Church Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/420. f. 502.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 348.
- ↑ Church Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/420. f. 502.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 271.
Bibliography
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