Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Express (1874)"
From The Dreadnought Project
(→Captains) |
|||
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | During much of the 1870s, the ship bore the Senior Officer, Gibraltar, who was typically a captain. However, a Lieutenant & Commander was appointed to the ship itself. | + | During much of the 1870s, the ship bore the Senior Officer, [[Gibraltar]], who was typically a captain. However, a Lieutenant & Commander was appointed to the ship itself. |
''Express'' was commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.{{NLOct78|p. 210}} | ''Express'' was commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.{{NLOct78|p. 210}} | ||
| − | She commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884 | + | She commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 210}} under the command of Lieutenant [[Vesey Knox]], who took her to the Mediterranean. Upon being relieved by ''Dolphin'' in mid-1884, he took the ship the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLJul84|p. 211}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 188}}|end=28 January, 1878}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=10 August, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 188}}|end=28 January, 1878}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Nicholas Hamond|nick=Robert N. Hamond|appt=4 January, 1878<ref>Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1589.|D7598847}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 January, 1881<ref>Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1589.|D7598847}} f. ?.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Nicholas Hamond|nick=Robert N. Hamond|appt=4 January, 1878<ref>Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1589.|D7598847}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 January, 1881<ref>Hamond Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1589.|D7598847}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Hugh George Gough|nick=Hugh G. Gough|appt=1 January, 1881|end=7 October, 1881}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Vesey Knox|nick=Vesey Knox|appt=14 February, 1884{{NLJul84|p. 211}}|end=3 July, 1885}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=4 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=26 August, 1887}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=4 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 210}}|end=26 August, 1887}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 13 June 2020
| H.M.S. Express (1874) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons[1] |
| Launched: | 16 Jul, 1874[Citation needed] |
| Sold: | 1889[2] |
Service
During much of the 1870s, the ship bore the Senior Officer, Gibraltar, who was typically a captain. However, a Lieutenant & Commander was appointed to the ship itself.
Express was commissioned at Devonport on 10 August, 1875.[3]
She commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1884[4] under the command of Lieutenant Vesey Knox, who took her to the Mediterranean. Upon being relieved by Dolphin in mid-1884, he took the ship the North America and West Indies Station.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant & Commander The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton, 10 August, 1875[6] – 28 January, 1878
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert N. Hamond, 4 January, 1878[7] – 1 January, 1881[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Hugh G. Gough, 1 January, 1881 – 7 October, 1881
- Lieutenant & Commander Vesey Knox, 14 February, 1884[9] – 3 July, 1885
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry L. Fleet, 4 July, 1885[10] – 26 August, 1887
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 188.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1589. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 211.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 210.
Bibliography
| Forester Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cygnet | Express | Contest | Sheldrake | Mallard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moorhen | Foxhound | Forward | Firm | Forester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firebrand | Firefly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Ariel Class | Small Fry (UK) | Medina Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Ariel Class | Gunboats (UK) | Medina Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
