H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887)
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| H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Sep, 1887[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1890[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1890[5] |
| Sold: | 9 Mar, 1911 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Trafalgar was one of two Trafalgar class battleships completed in 1890 and 1891.
Service
Trafalgar was commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1890, by Captain Alan B. Thomas, with a complement of 550 officers and men, as flag ship of Rear-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, second-in-command of the Mediterranean Squadron.[6]
On 25 October 1901, she collided with Nile and Captain Rolleston of Nile was told that the Admiralty observed "with surprise and regret that he did not consider his immediate attendance on deck necessary during the performance of a Fleet Evolution, especially in view of the fact that the movement in question was ordered for the purpose of taking the squadron into narrow waters."[7]
Radio
In 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Alan B. Thomas, 1 November, 1889[9] – 27 January, 1892[10] (invalided out for diabetes)
- Captain Charles G. Robinson, 29 January, 1892[11]
- Captain A. Berkeley Milne, 5 March, 1894[12] – 4 May, 1896[13]
- Captain Reginald C. Prothero, 14 April, 1896[14] – December, 1896[Citation needed]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 4 December, 1896[15]
- Captain Edward H. M. Davis, c. mid 1897[16] – 12 October, 1897[17]
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 13 October, 1897[18]
- Captain George A. Giffard, 11 May, 1898[19][20] – 23 February, 1899[21]
- Captain George A. Primrose, 15 December, 1899[22][23] – 1902[24]
- Captain Herbert Lyon, 25 April, 1905[25] – 27 December, 1905[26]
- Captain Charles D. Granville, 12 December, 1905[27] – 9 August, 1906
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 9 August, 1906[28] – 14 April, 1907[29]
- Commander Herbert A. Adam, 8 April, 1907[30] – 5 March, 1908[31]
- Commander Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 5 March, 1908[32] – 1 September, 1908[33]
- Commander Edward G. W. Davy, 1 September, 1908 – 22 April, 1909
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 21 April, 1909[34] – 5 April, 1910[35] (and for command of Special Service Division at Chatham)
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 5 April, 1910[36]
- Commander Harold E. Browne, 4 October, 1910[37] – 3 May, 1911[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1890. Issue 32976, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1301.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 259.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1063.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 426.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 307a.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 387.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 86.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, October 4, 1910, Issue 39394, p.6.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/400. f. 442.
Bibliography
- 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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