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<blockquote>On the conclusion of this trip [to the Channel Islands in January, 1902] we went to Portsmouth to have the wireless installed.  It was estimated that it would take several weeks, and the Admiral became unhappy at the idea of being deprived of his flagship.<ref>Fleet.  p. 300.</ref></blockquote>
 
<blockquote>On the conclusion of this trip [to the Channel Islands in January, 1902] we went to Portsmouth to have the wireless installed.  It was estimated that it would take several weeks, and the Admiral became unhappy at the idea of being deprived of his flagship.<ref>Fleet.  p. 300.</ref></blockquote>
  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
*Captain [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet]], 16 September, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 August, 1902.  Issue '''36857''', col B, pg. 4.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet]], 16 September, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 August, 1902.  Issue '''36857''', col B, pg. 4.</ref>
 
*Captain [[John Donald Kelly]], 4 February, 1911.{{CN}}
 
*Captain [[John Donald Kelly]], 4 February, 1911.{{CN}}

Revision as of 16:35, 16 August 2012

Career

On 12 December, 1895, the majority of her crew turned over to the new battleship Magnificent at Chatham.[1]

Radio

As of 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship,. she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[2] In his memoirs, Captain Henry L. Fleet relates:

On the conclusion of this trip [to the Channel Islands in January, 1902] we went to Portsmouth to have the wireless installed. It was estimated that it would take several weeks, and the Admiral became unhappy at the idea of being deprived of his flagship.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 December, 1895. Issue 34759, col B, pg. 7.
  2. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  3. Fleet. p. 300.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 August, 1902. Issue 36857, col B, pg. 4.

Bibliography

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