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Commissioned in 1889, '''H.M.S. ''Camperdown''''' was one of six [[Admiral Class Battleship (1882)|"Admiral" class battleships]].
  
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==Service==
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''Camperdown'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]], acting as part of the Hostile Fleet which was threatening British trade routes.
  
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Most infamously, ''Camperdown'' collided with and sank the Mediterranean flagship, the battleship {{UK-Victoria}} on 22 June 1893, killing 358, including Vice-Admiral Sir [[George Tryon]].  ''Camperdown'' had been the division leader of the second column, and under the meek direction of Rear-Admiral [[Albert Hastings Markham]] had, after some worry, rotely adhered to a very ill-considered manoeuvre command issued by Tryon.
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In 1901, while serving in the Reserve Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|p. 111}}
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''Camperdown'' was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 July 1900 for servivce as a coastguardship at Rathmullen, newly equipped with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|p. 111}}{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Friday, July 6, 1900, Issue 36187, p.10}}
  
 
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*Captain [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman-Simpson]], 22 May, 1890.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 208.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert William Craigie|nick=Robert W. Craigie|appt=2 August, 1894<ref>Craigie Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/258.|D7600997}} f. 264.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 210}}|end=28 May, 1898<ref>Craigie Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/258.|D7600997}} f. 264.</ref>}}
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Revision as of 14:38, 20 May 2019

H.M.S. Camperdown (1885)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 18 Dec, 1882[2]
Launched: 24 Nov, 1885[3]
Completed: 14 Mar, 1887[4]
Commissioned: Jul, 1889[5]
Sold: 11 Jul, 1911
Fate: Scrapped

Commissioned in 1889, H.M.S. Camperdown was one of six "Admiral" class battleships.

Service

Camperdown participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890, acting as part of the Hostile Fleet which was threatening British trade routes.

Most infamously, Camperdown collided with and sank the Mediterranean flagship, the battleship Victoria on 22 June 1893, killing 358, including Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. Camperdown had been the division leader of the second column, and under the meek direction of Rear-Admiral Albert Hastings Markham had, after some worry, rotely adhered to a very ill-considered manoeuvre command issued by Tryon.

Camperdown was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 July 1900 for servivce as a coastguardship at Rathmullen, newly equipped with a "1 to 52" W/T set.[6][7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  4. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  6. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  7. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Friday, July 6, 1900, Issue 36187, p.10.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
  9. ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1187.
  10. ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1187.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 208.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 7 June, 1894. Issue 34284, col E, p. 10.
  13. ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
  15. ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 236.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 237.
  18. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  19. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  20. ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
  21. ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.

Bibliography


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