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+ | Commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 April, 1877 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.{{NLJul78|p. 192}} | ||
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.{{NLMar92|p. 195}} | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.{{NLMar92|p. 195}} | ||
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+ | In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]], bearing Commodore in Command, [[Albert Hastings Markham|Albert H. Markham]].{{NLFeb88|p. 188}} | ||
''Active'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Armand Temple Powlett]] as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}} | ''Active'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Armand Temple Powlett]] as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}} | ||
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+ | The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]].{{ToL|The Naval Review at Spithead|25 June 1897; p. 13}} | ||
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+ | In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 1".{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Active''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Active''" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|appt=31 September, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 191}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=2 October, 1873<ref>Hewett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1606.|}} f. 623.</ref>|ass=4 November, 1873<ref>Hewett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1606.|}} f. 623.</ref>|end=1876{{CN}}}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Francis William Sullivan, Sixth Baronet|nick=Francis W. Sullivan|appt=16 October, 1876{{NLJul78|p. 192}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|appt=31 September, 1885<ref>FitzRoy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 191}}|end=3 November, 1886<ref>FitzRoy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=5 November, 1886<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=4 June, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=5 November, 1886<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=4 June, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=13 November, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Albert Hastings Markham|nick=Albert H. Markham|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|end=13 November, 1889<ref>Markham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 12.</ref>|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Armand Temple Powlett|nick=Armand T. Powlett|appt=14 November, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 191}}|end=1 August, 1891|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Armand Temple Powlett|nick=Armand T. Powlett|appt=14 November, 1889{{NLJul90|p. 191}}|end=1 August, 1891|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|appt=1 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 195}}|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|nick=Lewis Anthony Beaumont|appt=1 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 195}}|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]|end=1 June, 1893}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=1 June, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 195}}|end=|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=16 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 196}}|end=|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson|appt=16 April, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 196}}|end=|note=and in command of the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]]}} | ||
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 26 August 2023
H.M.S. Active (1869) | |
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Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
Laid down: | 1867[2] |
Launched: | 13 Mar, 1869[3] |
Completed: | 1870[4] |
Sold: | 1906[5] |
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 April, 1877 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.[6]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.[7]
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the Training Squadron, bearing Commodore in Command, Albert H. Markham.[8]
Active participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Armand Temple Powlett as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.[9]
The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[10]
In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 1".[11]
Captains
- Commodore, First Class William N. W. Hewett, 2 October, 1873[12] – 1876[Citation needed]
- Commodore, Second Class Francis W. Sullivan, 16 October, 1876[13]
- Commodore, Second Class Robert O'Brien FitzRoy, 31 September, 1885[14][15] – 3 November, 1886[16]
- Commodore, Second Class Albert H. Markham, 5 November, 1886[17] – 4 June, 1889[18] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Albert H. Markham, 18 July, 1889[19] – 13 November, 1889[20] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Armand T. Powlett, 14 November, 1889[21] – 1 August, 1891 (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Lewis Anthony Beaumont, 1 August, 1891[22] – 1 June, 1893 (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Robert H. Harris, 1 June, 1893[23] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class George L. Atkinson, 16 April, 1895[24] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
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. (July, 1878). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 192.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 191.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ 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. (July, 1890). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 196.
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