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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Alfred Simons|nick=Ernest A. Simons|appt=2 July, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>|end=28 August, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Alfred Simons|nick=Ernest A. Simons|appt=2 July, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>|end=28 August, 1894<ref>Simons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1189.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Bowles Farquhar|nick=Richard B. Farquhar|appt=28 August, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 229}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Bowles Farquhar|nick=Richard B. Farquhar|appt=28 August, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 229}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=19 May, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 257}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Gledstanes Treherne|nick=Cecil G. Treherne|appt=25 November, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 258}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Gledstanes Treherne|nick=Cecil G. Treherne|appt=25 November, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 258}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Casper Joseph Baker|nick=Casper J. Baker|appt=10 July, 1900<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|end=11 August, 1900<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Casper Joseph Baker|nick=Casper J. Baker|appt=10 July, 1900<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|end=11 August, 1900<ref>Baker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 6 January 2017
| H.M.S. Hero (1885) | |
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| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | 1878-79 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Apr, 1884[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1885[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1888[5] |
| Sunk: | 18 Feb, 1908[6] |
| Fate: | as gunnery target |
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 22 July, 1890[7] – 11 September, 1890[8]
- Captain George L. Atkinson-Willes, 1893[9][Fact Check] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Ernest A. Simons, 2 July, 1894[10] – 28 August, 1894[11]
- Commander Richard B. Farquhar, 28 August, 1894[12]
- Commander William F. De Salis, 19 May, 1898[13]
- Commander Cecil G. Treherne, 25 November, 1899[14]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 10 July, 1900[15] – 11 August, 1900[16] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Francis A. R. Bowles, 6 February, 1900[17]
- Commander George B. Hutton, 6 March, 1902[18] – 26 June, 1902[Inference]
- Chief Gunner in Command William H. Newman, 26 June, 1902[19]
- Commander Frederic A. Whitehead, 14 July, 1904[20] – 3 January, 1905[21] (for manoeuvres)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 28.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
- ↑ Simons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 258.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 264.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 326.
- ↑ Whitehead Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/453. f. 504.
- ↑ Whitehead Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/453. f. 504.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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