H.M.S. Volage (1869)
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| H.M.S. Volage (1869) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 1867[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1869[3] |
| Completed: | 1870[4] |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | 1904[5] |
H.M.S. Volage was one of three Volage Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth, 21 September, 1885.[6]
Volage participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain William A. D. Acland as part of Squadron 4, whose role in the scenario is difficult to discern in a contemporary newspaper account.[7]
The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[8]
Captains
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 1 December, 1870[9] – 10 October, 1872[10]
- Captain Charles Johnstone, 21 September, 1885[11] – 5 June, 1889[12]
- Captain Albert H. Markham, 5 June, 1889[13] – 17 July, 1889[14] (as Commodore, Second Class in command of the Training Squadron)
- Captain William A. D. Acland, 18 July, 1889[15]
- Captain Charles E. Gissing, 22 October, 1891[16] – October, 1894[17]
- Captain George F. King-Hall, 5 October, 1894[18]
- Captain Richard N. Gresley, 5 October, 1896[19] – 5 October, 1898[20] (for Jubilee Naval Review and the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 247.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 238.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/211. f. 210.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 265.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
- ↑ Gresley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/464. f. 552.
Bibliography
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