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Revision as of 13:52, 22 March 2020

H.M.S. Hercules (1868)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1866[2]
Launched: 10 Feb, 1868[3]
Completed: 21 Nov, 1868[4]
Sold: 1932[5]

The central battery ironclad H.M.S. Hercules was completed in 1868 for the Royal Navy.

Construction and Service

In mid-1877, Hercules and Triumph required new boilers to replace their worn-out equipment. As none were available at Portsmouth, new ones were ordered by contract.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1877, p. 6.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 157.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1872). p. 153.
  9. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 150.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 150.
  11. ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 216.
  14. ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  15. ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 215.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 211.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 325.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

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