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In May, 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
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''Northampton'' was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 226}}
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''Northampton'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Leicester Chantrey Keppel|Leicester C. Keppel]] as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}}
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The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]].{{ToL|The Naval Review at Spithead|25 June 1897; p. 13}}
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In May 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Stephen Fox Digby|nick=Noel S. F. Digby|appt=6 November, 1882<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>|end=21 April, 1886<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|nick=John A. Fisher|appt=25 September, 1879|end=29 January, 1881}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=13 September, 1890<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Stephen Fox Digby|nick=Noel S. F. Digby|appt=6 November, 1882<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 226}}|end=21 April, 1886<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 238}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles George Fane|nick=Charles G. Fane|appt=22 April, 1886{{NLJul86|p. 226}}|end=23 November, 1886|note=transferred in from {{UK-1Hector}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=14 June, 1894<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 955.</ref>|end=21 July, 1897<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 955.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=13 September, 1890<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Arthur Walton Onslow|nick=Herbert A. W. Onslow|appt=19 July, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 276}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 238}}|end=13 September, 1890<ref>Keppel Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14/239.}}  f. ?.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Horsley|nick=Arthur J. Horsley|appt=16 October, 1902<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 69/649.</ref>|ass=3 November, 1902<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 69/649.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=8 July, 1891|end=6 August, 1891|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1891]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Boys|nick=Henry H. Boys|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>"The Naval Manoeuvres."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.</ref>|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=14 June, 1894<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 955.</ref>|end=21 July, 1897<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 955.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Naval Review and the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Arthur Walton Onslow|nick=Herbert A. W. Onslow|appt=19 July, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 276}}|end=14 February, 1902}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Graham White|nick=William G. White|appt=10 July, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 285}}|end=1902}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Horsley|nick=Arthur J. Horsley|appt=16 October, 1902<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 69/649.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 349}}|ass=3 November, 1902<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 69/649.</ref>|end=}}
 
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 18 December 2019

H.M.S. Northampton (1876)
Builder: Robert Napier & Sons[1]
Laid down: 26 Oct, 1874[2]
Launched: 18 Nov, 1876[3]
Completed: 7 Dec, 1878[4]
Sold: Apr, 1905[5]
H.M.S. Northampton was one of two Nelson Class armoured cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Northampton was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the North America and West Indies Station.[6]

Northampton participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Leicester C. Keppel as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.[7]

The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[8]

In May 1904, Captain Horsley grounded her and was reprimanded.[9]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 226.
  7. ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
  8. ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
  9. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 44.
  10. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 226.
  12. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 226.
  14. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  15. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 238.
  17. ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/239. f. ?.
  18. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  19. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  20. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 276.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 285.
  23. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 69/649.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.

Bibliography


Nelson Class Armoured Cruiser
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