H.M.S. Devastation (1871)
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H.M.S. Devastation (1871) | |
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Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 12 Nov, 1869[2] |
Launched: | 12 Jul, 1871[3] |
Completed: | 19 Apr, 1873[4] |
Sold: | 1908[5] |
H.M.S. Devastation was one of two Devastation Class turret ships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain William N. W. Hewett, 1872[6] – 1873[7]
- Captain Alfred T. Dale, 28 June, 1885[8] – 14 August, 1885[9]
- Captain Frederick S. Vander-Meulen, 28 July, 1887[10]
- Captain William M. Lang, 14 August, 1894[11] (and for command of the Fleet Reserve at Devonport)
- Captain Frederick S. Inglefield, November, 1898[12] – after January, 1900[13][14]
- Captain Francis G. Kirby, 15 October, 1900[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Arthur K. Waistell, 1 January, 1903[16] – 31 December, 1903[17]
- Captain William O. Boothby, 14 July, 1903[18] – 18 August, 1903[19] (for manoeuvres and for command of the Holyhead Flotilla)
- Lieutenant in Command Vernon H. S. Haggard, 31 December, 1903[20] – 9 September, 1904[21]
- Commander Herbert J. T. Marshall, 14 July, 1904[22] – 8 October, 1904[23] (for Torpedo Boat manoeuvres)
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.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ Dale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 218.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 6.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 245.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Waistell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 179/344.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
Bibliography