H.M.S. Nile (1888)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Nile | |
Career | Details |
---|---|
Built By: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard |
Laid down: | 8 April, 1886 |
Launched: | 27 March, 1888 |
Commissioned: | 30 June, 1891 |
Sold: | 9 July, 1912 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Nile was commissioned by Captain Gerard H. U. Noel at Portsmouth on 30 June, 1891.[1]
On 9 July, 1912, she was sold at auction for £34,900 to T. W. Ward of Sheffield.[2]
Radio
In 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Gerard H. U. Noel, 30 June, 1891.[4]
- Captain James L. Hammet, 1 November, 1893.[5]
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 February, 1896.[6]
- Captain Evelyn Robert Le Marchant,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue 33365, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 July, 1912. Issue 39447, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 28 October, 1893. Issue 34094, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue 34798, col D, p. 10.
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).
Trafalgar Class Second Class Battleship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nile | Trafalgar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Sans Pareil Class | Battleships (UK) | Royal Sovereign Class | –> |