H.M.S. Audacious (1869)
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| H.M.S. Audacious (1869) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow[1] |
| Ordered: | 1867 Estimates[2] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1867[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1869[4] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Sep, 1870[5] |
| Sold: | 1922[6] |
H.M.S. Audacious was one of four Audacious Class central battery ironclads completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the China Station, bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon.[7]
Audacious participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Arthur C. H. Paget as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.[8]
She was renamed Imperieuse in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
Captains
- Captain Henry D. Hickley, 18 September, 1873 – 17 March, 1874
- Captain Philip H. Colomb, 1 September, 1874[9] – August, 1877
- Captain Francis Durrant, 31 August, 1877[10] – 23 February, 1879[11]
- Captain George J. Anstruther, 28 December, 1882[12] – 27 March, 1883[13]
- Captain Hugo L. Pearson, 5 January, 1884[14] – 6 January, 1886
- Captain Robert H. Harris, 31 October, 1885[15] – 25 January, 1888 (relieved at own request – personal affairs)
- Captain John B. Warren, 25 January, 1888 – 29 February, 1888
- Captain Arthur C. H. Paget, 1 April, 1890[16] – 1 April, 1893
- Captain William F. S. Mann, 1 April, 1893[17] – 6 February, 1894[18] (transferred to Edinburgh)
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 16 July, 1902[19] – November, 1903
- Captain (retired) Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 28 October, 1914[20] – 27 July, 1915 (and as K.H.M., Scapa)
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 27 July, 1915[21] – 28 June, 1917[22] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, 28 June, 1917[23] – 15 March, 1919[24] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Commander William D. Irvin, 5 March, 1919[25] – 31 July, 1919[26] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 187.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 131.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 196.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
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