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'''H.M.S. ''Temeraire''''' was completed in 1877 for the [[Royal Navy]]. Her central battery was augmented by single barbettes fore and aft mounting 11-in guns. | '''H.M.S. ''Temeraire''''' was completed in 1877 for the [[Royal Navy]]. Her central battery was augmented by single barbettes fore and aft mounting 11-in guns. | ||
==Construction and Service== | ==Construction and Service== | ||
| + | Re-commissioned at Malta on 15 April, 1884 for service in the Mediterrean under the command of Captain [[Compton Edward Domvile|Compton E. Domvile]].{{NLSep85|p. 240}} | ||
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| + | She paid off at Portsmouth in 1887, but returned to the Mediterranean for her last three years of active service. In 1891, she was finally paid off at Devonport. For a considerable time, she had no real captains appointed to her, but Staff numbers and a navigating Lieutenant. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=1 August, 1877<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}} f. 321.</ref>|end=8 September, 1879<ref>Culme-Seymour Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/16.|}} f. 321.</ref>}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Willes Watson|nick=George W. Watson|appt=29 July, 1879|end=11 March, 1880}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Frederick Nicholson|nick=Henry F. Nicholson|appt=1 January, 1881{{NLJun83|p. 244}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Compton Edward Domvile|nick=Compton E. Domvile|appt=21 March, 1884<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}} f. 332.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 241}}|end=c. 1 November, 1886<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|}} f. 332.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Charles Drummond|nick=Edmund C. Drummond|appt=18 October, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 233}}|end=26 October, 1889}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=26 October, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 257}}<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|end=19 June, 1891<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/15.|}} f. 459.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} ('''N''')|name=Frederick William Loane|nick=Frederick W. Loane|appt=1 November, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 302}}|end=1 March, 1900|note=preceded by Staff Commanders}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=16 July, 1902{{NMI|Monday, 14 July, 1902. Issue '''36819''', col F, p. 7}}{{NLMay03|p. 307}}|note=preceded by a Fleet Engineer}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 11:17, 27 January 2020
| H.M.S. Superb (1876) | |
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| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 18 Aug, 1873[2] |
| Launched: | 9 May, 1876[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Aug, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1921[5] |
H.M.S. Temeraire was completed in 1877 for the Royal Navy. Her central battery was augmented by single barbettes fore and aft mounting 11-in guns.
Construction and Service
Re-commissioned at Malta on 15 April, 1884 for service in the Mediterrean under the command of Captain Compton E. Domvile.[6]
She paid off at Portsmouth in 1887, but returned to the Mediterranean for her last three years of active service. In 1891, she was finally paid off at Devonport. For a considerable time, she had no real captains appointed to her, but Staff numbers and a navigating Lieutenant.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 1 August, 1877[7] – 8 September, 1879[8]
- Captain George W. Watson, 29 July, 1879 – 11 March, 1880
- Captain Henry F. Nicholson, 1 January, 1881[9]
- Captain Compton E. Domvile, 21 March, 1884[10][11] – c. 1 November, 1886[12]
- Captain Edmund C. Drummond, 18 October, 1886[13] – 26 October, 1889
- Captain Gerard H. U. Noel, 26 October, 1889[14][15] – 19 June, 1891[16]
- Lieutenant (N) Frederick W. Loane, 1 November, 1897[17] – 1 March, 1900 (preceded by Staff Commanders)
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 16 July, 1902[18][19] (preceded by a Fleet Engineer)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 240.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16. f. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1883). p. 244.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 257.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 459.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 302.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 14 July, 1902. Issue 36819, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 307.
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).
