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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=1872<ref> | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=17 August, 1872<ref>Hewett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1606.|}} f. 623.</ref>|end=2 October, 1873<ref>Hewett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1606.|}} f. 623.</ref>}} |
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Putt Luxmoore|nick=Percy P. Luxmoore|appt=15 August, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 205}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Putt Luxmoore|nick=Percy P. Luxmoore|appt=15 August, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 205}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 15 October 2018
| H.M.S. Devastation (1871) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 12 Nov, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Jul, 1871[3] |
| Completed: | 19 Apr, 1873[4] |
| Sold: | 1908[5] |
Service
She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of William Metcalfe Lang.[6][7][8]
Captains
- Captain William N. W. Hewett, 17 August, 1872[9] – 2 October, 1873[10]
- Captain Alfred T. Dale, 28 June, 1885[11] – 14 August, 1885[12]
- Captain Percy P. Luxmoore, 15 August, 1885[13]
- Captain Frederick S. Vander-Meulen, 28 July, 1887[14] – 8 May, 1890
- Captain Charles L. Ottley, 5 December, 1893[15] – 1894 (and for command of the Fleet Reserve at Devonport)
- Captain William M. Lang, 14 August, 1894[16] – 1 December, 1896 (and for command of the Fleet Reserve at Devonport)
- Captain Henry L. F. Royle, 1 April, 1898 – 28 May, 1898
- Captain Frederick S. Inglefield, November, 1898[17] – after January, 1900[18][19]
- Captain Francis G. Kirby, 15 October, 1900[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Arthur K. Waistell, 1 January, 1903[21] – 31 December, 1903[22]
- Captain William O. Boothby, 14 July, 1903[23] – 18 August, 1903[24] (for manoeuvres and for command of the Holyhead Flotilla)
- Lieutenant in Command Vernon H. S. Haggard, 31 December, 1903[25] – 9 September, 1904[26]
- Commander Herbert J. T. Marshall, 14 July, 1904[27] – 8 October, 1904[28] (for Torpedo Boat manoeuvres)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 218.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 6.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 245.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
Bibliography
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