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+ | In August 1856, '''H.M.S. ''Cambridge''''', an old 80-gun third-rate launched in 1815, became the first Gunnery Training ship at Plymouth. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | ''Cambridge'' was paid off on 4 November, 1907 | + | In 1869, H.M.S. ''Windsor Castle'', a 102-gun first-rate launched in 1858, replaced the original H.M.S. ''Cambridge'', taking on the name. |
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+ | The second H.M.S. ''Cambridge'' served until she was paid off on 4 November, 1907. The gunnery school, then under Captain [[John Bridges Eustace|Eustace]] became part of [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]] as the [[Devonport Gunnery School]], under the general control of the Commodore-in-Command.{{NMI|Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue '''38482''', col A, p. 6}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge''" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Strode Hewlett|nick=Richard S. Hewlett|appt=9 August, 1856{{NLOct56|p. 143}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Jerningham|nick=Arthur W. Jerningham|appt=3 January, 1857{{NLOct60|p. 147}}|end=1 May, 1862}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leopold George Heath|nick=Leopold G. Heath|appt=21 April, 1862{{NLApr63|p. 166}}|end=20 April, 1863}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart|nick=Charles J. F. Ewart|appt=20 April, 1863|end=1 May, 1867}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley|nick=Fitzgerald A. C. Foley|appt=1 May, 1867{{NLJul69|p. 186}}|end=13 May, 1871}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Anstruther Herbert|nick=Frederick A. Herbert|appt=13 May, 1871{{NLJul73|p. 139}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William John Ward|nick=William J. Ward|appt=8 August, 1874{{NLJun75|p. 136}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas le Hunte Ward|nick=Thomas le Hunte Ward|appt=12 August, 1877{{NLJul78|p. 200}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Buller|nick=Alexander Buller|appt=16 August, 1880<ref>Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.</ref>|end=24 August, 1883<ref>Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Buller|nick=Alexander Buller|appt=16 August, 1880<ref>Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.</ref>|end=24 August, 1883<ref>Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Stanley Bosanquet|nick=George S. Bosanquet|appt=24 August, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 252}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Stanley Bosanquet|nick=George S. Bosanquet|appt=24 August, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 252}}|end=1 September, 1886}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Forster Cleveland|nick=Henry F. Cleveland|appt=1 September, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 244}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Forster Cleveland|nick=Henry F. Cleveland|appt=1 September, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 244}}|end=6 October, 1889|note=loaned out a few times to command ships on manoeuvres}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry John Carr|nick=Henry J. Carr|appt=6 October, 1889{{NLApr91|p. 208}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 September, 1889. Issue '''32812''', col B, p. 6.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry John Carr|nick=Henry J. Carr|appt=6 October, 1889{{NLApr91|p. 208}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 September, 1889. Issue '''32812''', col B, p. 6.</ref>|end=1 January, 1892<ref>Carr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/605.|}} f. 193.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Archibald L. Douglas|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue '''33524''', col F, p. 6.</ref><ref>Douglas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 337.</ref>|end=3 July, 1894<ref>Douglas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 337.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Archibald L. Douglas|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue '''33524''', col F, p. 6.</ref><ref>Douglas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 337.</ref>|end=3 July, 1894<ref>Douglas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 337.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Horace Hamond|nick=Richard H. Hamond|appt=3 July, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue '''34289''', col G, p. 11.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 210}}|end=1896{{NLMar96|p. 210}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue '''35056''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Horace Hamond|nick=Richard H. Hamond|appt=3 July, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue '''34289''', col G, p. 11.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 210}}|end=1896{{NLMar96|p. 210}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue '''35056''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|nick=Charles R. Arbuthnot|appt=24 August, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 August, 1900. Issue '''36219''', col F, p. 5.</ref><ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>|end=24 August, 1903<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|nick=Charles R. Arbuthnot|appt=24 August, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 August, 1900. Issue '''36219''', col F, p. 5.</ref><ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>|end=24 August, 1903<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis John Foley|nick=Francis J. Foley|appt=24 August, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 291}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref>|end=6 January, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis John Foley|nick=Francis J. Foley|appt=24 August, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 291}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref>|end=6 January, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=7 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 December, 1905. Issue '''37889''', col A, p. 11.</ref>|end=16 | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=7 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 December, 1905. Issue '''37889''', col A, p. 11.</ref>|end=16 April, 1907<ref>Bush Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19/325|D7590140}}</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=16 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 April, 1907. Issue '''38306''', col A, p. 14.</ref>|end=4 November, 1907|succBy=Merged into [[Devonport Gunnery School]]}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=16 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 April, 1907. Issue '''38306''', col A, p. 14.</ref>|end=4 November, 1907|succBy=Merged into [[Devonport Gunnery School]]}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 April 2021
In August 1856, H.M.S. Cambridge, an old 80-gun third-rate launched in 1815, became the first Gunnery Training ship at Plymouth.
Contents
History
In 1869, H.M.S. Windsor Castle, a 102-gun first-rate launched in 1858, replaced the original H.M.S. Cambridge, taking on the name.
The second H.M.S. Cambridge served until she was paid off on 4 November, 1907. The gunnery school, then under Captain Eustace became part of Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport as the Devonport Gunnery School, under the general control of the Commodore-in-Command.[1]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Richard S. Hewlett, 9 August, 1856[2]
- Captain Arthur W. Jerningham, 3 January, 1857[3] – 1 May, 1862
- Captain Leopold G. Heath, 21 April, 1862[4] – 20 April, 1863
- Captain Charles J. F. Ewart, 20 April, 1863 – 1 May, 1867
- Captain Fitzgerald A. C. Foley, 1 May, 1867[5] – 13 May, 1871
- Captain Frederick A. Herbert, 13 May, 1871[6]
- Captain William J. Ward, 8 August, 1874[7]
- Captain Thomas le Hunte Ward, 12 August, 1877[8]
- Captain Alexander Buller, 16 August, 1880[9] – 24 August, 1883[10]
- Captain George S. Bosanquet, 24 August, 1883[11] – 1 September, 1886
- Captain Henry F. Cleveland, 1 September, 1886[12] – 6 October, 1889 (loaned out a few times to command ships on manoeuvres)
- Captain Henry J. Carr, 6 October, 1889[13][14] – 1 January, 1892[15]
- Captain Archibald L. Douglas, 1 January, 1892[16][17] – 3 July, 1894[18]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 3 July, 1894[19][20] – 1896[21][22]
- Captain William M. Lang, 1 December, 1896[23] – 14 August, 1898
- Captain Robert W. Craigie, 29 August, 1898[24] – 10 August, 1900[25]
- Captain Charles R. Arbuthnot, 24 August, 1900[26][27] – 24 August, 1903[28]
- Captain Francis J. Foley, 24 August, 1903[29][30] – 6 January, 1906[31]
- Captain Paul W. Bush, 7 January, 1906[32] – 16 April, 1907[33]
- Captain John B. Eustace, 16 April, 1907[34] – 4 November, 1907
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1856). p. 143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1860). p. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1863). p. 166.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 139.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 200.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1889. Issue 32812, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Carr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/605. f. 193.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue 33524, col F, p. 6.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue 35056, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue 35056, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 30 August, 1898. Issue 35608, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264. Some inference here.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 August, 1900. Issue 36219, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 291.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 December, 1905. Issue 37889, col A, p. 11.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/325
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 April, 1907. Issue 38306, col A, p. 14.