H.M.S. Benbow (1885)

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H.M.S. Benbow (1885)
Builder: Thames Iron Works[1]
Laid down: 1 Nov, 1882[2]
Launched: 15 Jun, 1885[3]
Commissioned: 14 Jun, 1888[4]
Sold: 13 Jul, 1909
Fate: Scrapped

Completed in 1888, H.M.S. Benbow was one of six "Admiral" class battleships.

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the Reserve Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[5]

Service

Practice

On 24 February, 1891, Captain Harry H. Rawson, commanded the ship, in company with Inflexible (Captain Henry Coey Kane) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from Benbow, one from Inflexible and two from Hecla.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
  5. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  6. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1891. pp. 146-8, Plate 53.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 203.
  8. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  9. Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
  10. Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 229.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 230.
  13. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.
  14. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 233.
  15. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.

Bibliography


Admiral Class Second Class Battleship
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