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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Tynte Ford Hammill]], March 1892.{{MackieRNW}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Tynte Ford Hammill|Tynte F. Hammill]], March, 1892.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Charles Carter Drury]], May 1894.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Charles Carter Drury|Charles C. Drury]], 12 May, 1894.<ref>Drury Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 345.</ref>
*Captain [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson]], December 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Reginald F. H. Henderson]], 12 December, 1895.<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 609.</ref>
*Captain [[Harry Tremenheere Grenfell]], December 1896.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|Harry T. Grenfell]], 12 September, 1896.<ref>Grenfell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/15.}} f. 426.</ref>
*Captain [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis]] placed her back into commission on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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*Captain [[Edward Henry Meggs Davis|Edward H. M. Davis]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
*Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan]], 23 September, 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|Michael P. O'Callaghan]], 23 September, 1898.<ref>O'Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 976.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Henry Adair]], January 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Charles Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]], 20 January, 1900.<ref>Adair Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 12.</ref>
*Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield]], November, 1901.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederick Samuel Inglefield|Frederick S. Inglefield]], 26 November, 1901.<ref>Inglefield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 695.</ref>
*Captain [[Thomas MacGill]], December, 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Thomas MacGill]], 15 December, 1902.<ref>MacGill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 836.</ref>
*Captain [[Alfred Wyndham Paget|Alfred W. Paget]], 13 May, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''Thursday, 14 May, 1903. Issue '''37080''', col E, p. 10.</ref>
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*Captain [[Alfred Wyndham Paget|Alfred W. Paget]], 13 May, 1903.<ref>Paget Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1006.</ref>
*Captain [[Paul Warner Bush]], March 1904 - 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]], 1 March, 1904.<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 177.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 07:44, 12 November 2013

H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act of 1889[2]
Laid down: 30 Sep, 1889[3]
Launched: 26 Feb, 1891[4]
Commissioned: May, 1892[5]
Sold: 7 Oct, 1913
Fate: Scrapped


Royal Sovereign was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 8 June, 1897, Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis in command.[6]

Radio

As of 1901, in the Mediterranean, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 345.
  10. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  11. Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 426.
  12. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  13. O'Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 976.
  14. Adair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 12.
  15. Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 695.
  16. MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 836.
  17. Paget Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1006.
  18. Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 177.

Bibliography


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