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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James George Mead|nick=James G. Mead|appt=5 August, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 212}}{{FC}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James George Mead|nick=James G. Mead|appt=5 August, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 212}}{{FC}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Harvey Royse|nick=Thomas H. Royse|appt=1 September, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 222}}|end=late 1890}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Harvey Royse|nick=Thomas H. Royse|appt=1 September, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 222}}|end=late 1890}} | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 22 February 2020
| H.M.S. Hotspur (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 Oct, 1868[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Mar, 1870[3] |
| Completed: | 17 Nov, 1871[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
The turret ram H.M.S. Hotspur was launched in 1870 for the Royal Navy.
Design and Construction
Service
Hotspur served as guardship at Holyhead until going into reserve for four years from 1893. She then went to Bermuda, where she acted as guardship until being sold in 1904.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis Durrant, 30 April, 1885[6] – 7 August, 1885[7]
- Captain Andrew J. Kennedy, 8 August, 1885[8] – 5 June, 1886
- Captain James G. Mead, 5 August, 1887[9][Fact Check]
- Captain Thomas H. Royse, 1 September, 1888[10] – late 1890
- Captain John E. Stokes, 17 December, 1890[11]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 12 August, 1897[12] – 21 January, 1898[13]
- Commander Charles S. Elliot, 12 August, 1897[14] – 25 November, 1900
- Commander Frank A. Garforth, 15 September, 1900[15][16] – 7 November, 1901 (drowned overboard for undetermined reason)
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 9 January, 1902[17] – 4 April, 1904
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 354.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 354.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 226.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 260.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 270.
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