H.M.S. Agamemnon (1879)
| H.M.S. Agamemnon (1879) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 May, 1876[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Sep, 1879[3] |
| Completed: | 29 Mar, 1883[4] |
| Broken up: | 1903[5] |
H.M.S. Agamemnon was one of two Agamemnon Class turret ships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She re-commissioned three times in the Mediterranean, one time being at Malta in December 1887.[6]
She again re-commissioned at Malta on 17 December, 1890.[7]
In October 1891, it was planned that the Ajax would relieve Agamemnon in the Mediterranean, and that Agamemnon would return to Chatham.[8]
She arrived at Athens on 1 January, 1892 and stayed there about a week.[9] She returned to Malta, where she re-commissioned on 26 January, 1892.[10] On 15 March, she entered Alexandria in company with six other ironclads and two cruisers of the Mediterranean squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Walter Kerr.[11]
In June, 1892, it was decided that the Channel Squadron's Camperdown, rather than Ajax, would relieve Agamemnon in the Mediterranean, sailing from Portsmouth to do so.[12] Agamemnon was finally ordered home in August,[13] as Camperdown sailed under Captain Atkinson, departing 6 September.[14] The two ships would exchange captains upon relief, and it was intended that Agamemnon would receive heavier turret guns upon her return to Chatham.[15]
Agamemnon paid off into the Fleet Reserve at Devonport on 13 October 1892, having recently had Fleet Engineers appointed to her to oversee her modifications.[16]
She was ready for steam trials in mid-1896.[17] She underwent a satisfactory steam trial in the Channel off Plymouth on 15 December, 1897.[18]
By 1901, she was a Coast Guard ship.[19] In January 1902, it was announced that she would be sold.[20]
Captains
- Captain Samuel Long, 2 September, 1884[21][22] – 22 March, 1886[23]
- Captain Alfred T. Dale, 22 March, 1886[24] – 30 July, 1887[25]
- Acting Captain Gerald C. Langley, 21 July, 1887 – 12 December, 1887
- Captain Charles S. Cardale, 5 August, 1887[26] – 6 August, 1890
- Captain Charles L. Oxley, 6 August, 1890[27] – 14 August, 1891 (apparently still in command in October 1891)
- Captain Charles Johnstone, 10 August, 1891[28] – 20 August, 1892[29] (transferred out to Camperdown)
- Captain George L. Atkinson, c. 20 August, 1892[30] – October, 1892 (transferred in from Camperdown)
- Commander (N) Charles G. S. Eeles, 25 January, 1900[31] – 13 December, 1900
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, September 22, 1892, Issue 33750, p.4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, October 5, 1891, Issue 33447, p.10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, January 2, 1892, Issue 33524, p.6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 198.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, March 16, 1892, Issue 33587, p.11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 2, 1892, Issue 33654, p.6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, August 18, 1892, Issue 33720, p.4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, September 7, 1892, Issue 33737, p.3.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, August 29, 1892, Issue 33729, p.8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, October 14, 1892, Issue 33769, p.5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 10, 1896, Issue 34913, p.13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, December 16, 1897, Issue 35388, p.7.
- ↑ "Naval Strength." The Times (London, England), Monday, September 23, 1901, Issue 36567, p.8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 18 January 1902. p. 13.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 191.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 196.
- ↑ Johnstone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1991. f. 705.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, August 22, 1892, Issue 33723, p.8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 221.
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