H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)
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| 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]
Contents
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.
- Captain Tynte Ford Hammill, March 1892.[8]
- Captain Charles Carter Drury, May 1894.[9]
- Captain Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson, December 1895.[10]
- Captain Harry Tremenheere Grenfell, December 1896.[11]
- Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis placed her back into commission on 8 June, 1897.[12]
- Captain Michael Pelham O'Callaghan, September, 1898.[13]
- Captain Charles Henry Adair, January 1900.[14]
- Captain Frederick Samuel Inglefield, November, 1901.[15]
- Captain Thomas MacGill, December, 1902.[16]
- Captain Alfred W. Paget, 13 May, 1903.[17]
- Captain Paul Warner Bush, March 1904 - 1905.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 14 May, 1903. Issue 37080, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
- 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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