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Commissioned at Chatham on 14 February, 1890.{{NLMar92|p. 267}}
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''Warspite'' arrived at Devonport from Sheerness on 20 April, 1899 under the command of Captain [[Thomas Philip Walker]] and flying the flag of Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Beaumont]].  She left for the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] in the evening of the 20th.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Apr 21, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35809.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=Hedworth Meux|appt=4 February, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 266}}<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|end=24 June, 1893<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], on the [[Pacific Station]]|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hedworth Meux|nick=Hedworth Lambton|appt=4 February, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 266}}<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|end=24 June, 1893<ref>Meux Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 364.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]]|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=A. Berkeley Milne|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|end=30 July, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|note=for manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Frederick Hammick|nick=Robert F. Hammick|appt=24 May, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 268}}|end=24 May, 1895}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Ross Boardman|nick=Frederick R. Boardman|appt=24 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 268''k''}}|end=|note=moved to {{UK-Howe}} upon her commissioning}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=A. Berkeley Milne|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|end=30 July, 1897<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Philip Walker|nick=Thomas P. Walker|appt=28 March, 1899<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>|end=1 November, 1900<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Philip Walker|nick=Thomas P. Walker|appt=28 March, 1899<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>|end=1 November, 1900<ref>Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 295/1378.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=1 November, 1900<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=1901<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Richard Keppel|nick=Colin R. Keppel|appt=1 November, 1900<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=1901<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 168.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=24 March, 1902{{NLMay02|p. 312}}|end=}}
 
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Revision as of 09:14, 28 April 2020

H.M.S. Warspite (1884)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard [1]
Laid down: 25 Oct, 1881[2]
Launched: 29 Jan, 1884[3]
Commissioned: 14 Feb, 1890[4]
Sold: 4 Apr, 1905[5]
Fate: Scrapped

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 14 February, 1890.[6]

Warspite arrived at Devonport from Sheerness on 20 April, 1899 under the command of Captain Thomas Philip Walker and flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Beaumont. She left for the Pacific Station in the evening of the 20th.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1891). pp. 266-7.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 267.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 21, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35809.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 266.
  9. Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 364.
  10. Meux Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 364.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 268.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268k.
  13. Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  14. Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  15. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 295/1378.
  16. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 295/1378.
  17. Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  18. Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
  19. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 312.

Bibliography


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