H.M.S. Alexandra (1875)
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| H.M.S. Alexandra (1875) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 5 Mar, 1873[2] |
| Launched: | 7 Apr, 1875[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Jan, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1908[5] |
The central battery ironclad H.M.S. Alexandra was completed in 1877 for the Royal Navy. She was laid down as H.M.S. Superb, conceived as a beamier Sultan with increased armour and weaponry. She was renamed before launch, in 1874.[6]
Construction and Service
Alexandra served as flagship on the Mediterranean Station from her commissioning in January 1877 through 1889.
She paid off on 2 March, 1886.
Alexandra was re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 March 1891 to replace Northumberland.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert O'B. FitzRoy, 22 November, 1876[8] – 12 March, 1880[9]
- Captain Charles F. Hotham, 14 November, 1881[10] – 1883[11]
- Captain Harry H. Rawson, 17 January, 1883[12] – 24 September, 1885[13]
- Captain Hilary G. Andoe, 24 September, 1885[14] – 2 March, 1886
- Captain George T. H. Boyes, 16 January, 1888[15][16] – 7 June, 1889[17]
- Captain John Fellowes, 28 August, 1889[18] – 12 May, 1890 (his service record indicates Hercules)
- Captain Arthur D. Fanshawe, 5 September, 1892[19] – 28 May, 1894 (stayed on, additional, at end)
- Captain William H. Pigott, 25 February, 1895[20] – 28 January, 1897 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain Charles J. Barlow, 28 January, 1897[21] – 25 September, 1898
- Captain Count Frederick C. Metaxa, 25 September, 1898[22]
- Captain Frederick W. Fisher, 16 April, 1900[23]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 197.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. ?.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 193.
- ↑ Date not fully legible from his Service Record preview.
- ↑ Rawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/660. f. 1076.
- ↑ Rawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/660. f. 1076.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 193.
- ↑ Boyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/558. f. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 193.
- ↑ Boyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/558. f. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 197. Year is not printed.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 222.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 23, 1898; pg. 5; Issue 35629.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 222.
