H.M.S. Camperdown (1885)

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

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

Service

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the Reserve Squadron, she had been equipped with or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[5]

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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
  5. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 7 June, 1894. Issue 34284, col E, p. 10.
  8. Naval and Military Intelligence The Times (London). Friday, 1 March 1901. Issue 36391, p. 11.
  9. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.

Bibliography


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