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In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[China Station]], bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir [[Nowell Salmon]].{{NLFeb88|p. 187}}
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''Audacious'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|Arthur C. H. Paget]] as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
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She was renamed ''Imperieuse'' in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
 
She was renamed ''Imperieuse'' in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Durrant|nick=Francis Durrant|appt=31 August, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|ass=9 November, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|end=23 February, 1879<ref>Durrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George John Anstruther|nick=George J. Anstruther|appt=28 December, 1882<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=27 March, 1883<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}}  f. ?.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=5 January, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 196}}|end=6 January, 1886}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=5 January, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 196}}|end=6 January, 1886}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 195}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 195}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Borlase Warren|nick=John B. Warren|appt=25 January, 1888|end=29 February, 1888}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|nick=Arthur C. H. Paget|appt=1 April, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 196}}|end=1 April, 1893}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|nick=Arthur C. H. Paget|appt=1 April, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 196}}|end=1 April, 1893}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=16 July, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=16 July, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Francis Lacon Watson|nick=Cecil F. L. Watson|appt=25 July, 1911<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>|end=11 April, 1913<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 367.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}
 
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=27 July, 1915|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''|note=and as K.H.M., Scapa}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=27 July, 1915|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''|note=and as K.H.M., Scapa}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}}

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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

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 187.
  8. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  9. Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
  10. Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
  11. Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
  12. Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
  13. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 196.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 195.
  15. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 196.
  16. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
  18. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
  19. Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
  20. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  21. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  22. Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
  23. Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.


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