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− | | | + | |comm=8 Jun, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 67}} |
− | | | + | |fatedate=31 Aug, 1929{{DittColl|p. 323}} |
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− | + | |name=Powerful | |
− | | | + | |launch=24 Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 67}} |
− | | | + | |builder=[[Vickers]], Barrow{{Conways1860|p. 67}} |
− | | | + | |laid=Feb, 1894 |
− | | | + | |fate=Sold |
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− | | | + | ==Service== |
− | | | + | ''Powerful'' arrived at Lagos from Gibraltar on 14 August, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.</ref> |
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− | | | + | In 1910, ''Powerful'' was the best gunnery ship of the eight tested of the [[Australia Station]], scoring 55.65 versus the average 35.455.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref> |
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− | | | + | In mid-1913, she was in Devonport, attached to the training ship ''Impregnable''.{{NLJul13|p. 357}} |
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− | | | + | ==Captains== |
− | | | + | Dates of appointment are provided when known. |
− | | | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Powerful''"> |
− | | | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=The Hon. Hedworth Lambton|appt=8 June, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 282}}<ref>Meux Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 774.</ref>|end=8 June, 1900<ref>Meux Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Startin|nick=James Startin|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref><ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 502.</ref>|end=3 September, 1903<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 502.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}} | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick St. George Rich|nick=Frederick St. G. Rich|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Rich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1102.</ref>|end=26 August, 1905<ref>Rich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1110.</ref>}} | |
− | |} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lionel Halsey|nick=Lionel Halsey|appt=26 August, 1905<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>|end=1 January, 1908<ref>Halsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7576543}} f. 243.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Irby Prowse|nick=Cecil I. Prowse|appt=1 January, 1908<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 357}}|end=31 December, 1910<ref>Prowse Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Francis Bruen|nick=Edward F. Bruen|appt=31 December, 1910<ref>Bruen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 418.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 357}}|end=1912<ref>Bruen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 418.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Duncan Johnson|nick=Charles D. Johnson|appt=early 1912<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 54.</ref>|end=16 March, 1912<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 54.</ref>|note=voyage to England from Australia}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=1 July, 1913<ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=14 May, 1915<ref>Savill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=16 May, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 396''o''}}|end=4 July, 1917<ref>Fox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic William Dean|nick=Frederic W. Dean|appt=4 July, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 396''n''}}|end=|note=temporary}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Powerful_(1895)}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:26, 23 January 2018
H.M.S. Powerful (1895) | |
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Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[1] |
Laid down: | Feb, 1894 |
Launched: | 24 Jul, 1895[2] |
Commissioned: | 8 Jun, 1897[3] |
Sold: | 31 Aug, 1929[4] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Powerful arrived at Lagos from Gibraltar on 14 August, 1903.[5]
In 1910, Powerful was the best gunnery ship of the eight tested of the Australia Station, scoring 55.65 versus the average 35.455.[6]
In mid-1913, she was in Devonport, attached to the training ship Impregnable.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain The Hon. Hedworth Lambton, 8 June, 1897[8][9] – 8 June, 1900[10]
- Captain James Startin, 21 July, 1903[11][12] – 3 September, 1903[13] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick St. G. Rich, 3 January, 1905[14] – 26 August, 1905[15]
- Captain Lionel Halsey, 26 August, 1905[16] – 1 January, 1908[17]
- Captain Cecil I. Prowse, 1 January, 1908[18][19] – 31 December, 1910[20] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Edward F. Bruen, 31 December, 1910[21][22] – 1912[23] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Charles D. Johnson, early 1912[24] – 16 March, 1912[25] (voyage to England from Australia)
- Captain Herbert J. Savill, 1 July, 1913[26] – 14 May, 1915[27]
- Captain Cecil H. Fox, 16 May, 1915[28][29] – 4 July, 1917[30]
- Acting Captain Frederic W. Dean, 4 July, 1917[31] (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 323.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 282.
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 774.
- ↑ Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 364.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 502.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 502.
- ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1102.
- ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1110.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 357.
- ↑ Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
- ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 357.
- ↑ Bruen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 418.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
- ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396o.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396n.
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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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