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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1890 for service in the Mediterranean under Captain [[Henry Coey Kane|Henry C. Kane]].{{NLMar91|p. 227}}
 
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1890 for service in the Mediterranean under Captain [[Henry Coey Kane|Henry C. Kane]].{{NLMar91|p. 227}}
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On 12 October, 1897 the ship was paid off and her crew sent to the {{UK-Trafalgar|f=t}} the followeing day so that ''Inflexible'' could undergo an extensive refit to greatly increase her secondary battery.{{NMI|Monday, Oct 11, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35331}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Coey Kane|nick=Henry C. Kane|appt=1 July, 1890<ref>Kane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|D7588083}} f. 372.</ref>|end=24 April, 1891<ref>Kane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|D7588083}} f. 372.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|nick=John A. Fisher|appt=5 July, 1881|end=31 December, 1882|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Hobart Seymour|nick=Edward H. Seymour|appt=1 January, 1883<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/942.|D7578709}}  f. 1213.</ref>|end=6 February, 1885<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/37/942.|D7578709}}  f. 1213.</ref>|note=from Sep 1885 to Sep 1888, ship under Staff Commander [[James Blake Walker]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Hobart Seymour|nick=Edward H. Seymour|appt=1 July, 1887{{NMI|1 July, 1887, p. 13}}|end=|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1887]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Coey Kane|nick=Henry C. Kane|appt=1 July, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 226}}<ref>Kane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|D7588083}} f. 372.</ref>|end=24 April, 1891<ref>Kane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|D7588083}} f. 372.</ref>|note=superseded on account of ill health}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Duckworth-King|nick=Richard D. King|appt=4 July, 1888<ref>Duckworth-King Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/2084.|D7578637}}  f. ?.</ref>|end=1 September, 1888<ref>Duckworth-King Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/2084.|D7578637}}  f. ?.</ref>|note=temporary, for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1888]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald|nick=Charles C. P. FitzGerald|appt=18 July, 1889{{ToL|The Naval Manœuvres|Monday, 15 July, 1889.  Issue '''32751''', col F, p. 3}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Thomas Brooke|nick=Arthur T. Brooke|appt=22 July, 1890{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}|end=|note=temporary, for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen|nick=Frederick S. Vander-Meulen|appt=22 May, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 229}}|end=22 August, 1893}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Samuel Vander-Meulen|nick=Frederick S. Vander-Meulen|appt=22 May, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 229}}|end=22 August, 1893}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles John Balfour|nick=Charles J. Balfour|appt=1 June, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 229}}|end=|note=also for command of  [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles John Balfour|nick=Charles J. Balfour|appt=1 June, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 229}}|end=|note=also for command of  [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|nick=Atwell P. MacL. Lake|appt=21 March, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 234}}|end=26 March, 1896|note=also for command of  [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|nick=Atwell P. MacL. Lake|appt=21 March, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 234}}|end=26 March, 1896|note=also for command of  [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=26 March, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=20 October, 1896<ref>Inferring that promotion to Rear Admiral ended his command.  Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|note=also as [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Captain of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=26 March, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=20 October, 1896<ref>Inferring that promotion to Rear Admiral ended his command.  Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|note=also as [[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Captain of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}}  f. 100.</ref>|end=13 October, 1897<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}}  f. 100.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Andrew Kennedy Bickford|nick=Andrew K. Bickford|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}}  f. 100.</ref>|end=13 October, 1897<ref>Bickford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}}  f. 100.</ref>|note=ship enters extended refit}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''') (in Command?)|name=John Francis Stuart|nick=John F. Stuart|appt=7 January, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 263}}|end=27 March, 1900}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''') (in Command?)|name=John Francis Stuart|nick=John F. Stuart|appt=7 January, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 263}}|end=27 March, 1900}}
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 3 September 2019

H.M.S. Inflexible (1876)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 24 Feb, 1874[2]
Launched: 27 Apr, 1876[3]
Completed: 18 Oct, 1881[4]
Sold: 1903[5]

The masted turret ship H.M.S. Inflexible was launched in 1876 for the Royal Navy but not completed until 1881.

Design and Construction

Service

Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1890 for service in the Mediterranean under Captain Henry C. Kane.[6]

On 12 October, 1897 the ship was paid off and her crew sent to the second class battleship Trafalgar the followeing day so that Inflexible could undergo an extensive refit to greatly increase her secondary battery.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 26.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 227.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 11, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35331.
  8. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/942. f. 1213.
  9. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/942. f. 1213.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 July, 1887, p. 13.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 226.
  12. Kane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 372.
  13. Kane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 372.
  14. Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. ?.
  15. Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. ?.
  16. "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  17. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  18. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 229.
  19. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 229.
  20. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 234.
  21. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  22. Inferring that promotion to Rear Admiral ended his command. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  23. Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
  24. Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
  25. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 263.

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