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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|end=2 March, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|end=2 March, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Orford Churchill|nick=Orford Churchill|appt=1 May, 1895|end=31 January, 1896}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert William Summer Gibson|nick=Herbert W. S. Gibson|appt=1 February, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 268''b''}}|end=|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]]}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert William Summer Gibson|nick=Herbert W. S. Gibson|appt=1 February, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 268''b''}}|end=|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Salwey Hallifax|nick=John S. Hallifax|appt=31 March, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 304}}|end=31 August, 1899}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Salwey Hallifax|nick=John S. Hallifax|appt=31 March, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 304}}|end=31 August, 1899}} | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 13 May 2019
| H.M.S. Thunderer (1872) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 26 May, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1909[5] |
Service
Thunderer was commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.
She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Captain Herbert William Summer Gibson.[6][7][8]
Captains
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 7 May, 1885[9]
- Captain Walter Stewart, 17 August, 1886[10] – 30 June, 1888
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 17 March, 1891[11]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 11 April, 1891[12] – 15 September, 1892[13]
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[14] – 25 October, 1894
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[15] – 2 March, 1896[16] (and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness)
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 May, 1895 – 31 January, 1896
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 1 February, 1896[17] (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896)
- Captain John S. Hallifax, 31 March, 1898[18] – 31 August, 1899
- Captain John E. Blaxland, 4 September, 1899[19][20] – 12 December, 1900[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 258.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 261.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
Bibliography
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