Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Northampton (1876)"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(replace "[[Napier" with "[[Robert Napier & Sons")
Line 14: Line 14:
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
 
''Northampton'' was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 226}}
 
''Northampton'' was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 226}}
 +
 +
''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}}
  
 
In May 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
 
In May 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
Line 21: Line 23:
 
{{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>}}
 
{{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>}}
 
{{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>}}
 
{{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>}}
−
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 238}}|end=}}
+
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 238}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
−
{{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 manoeuvres}}
+
{{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]]}}
 
{{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>}}
 
{{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>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Arthur Walton Onslow|nick=Herbert A. W. Onslow|appt=19 July, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 276}}|end=14 February, 1902}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Arthur Walton Onslow|nick=Herbert A. W. Onslow|appt=19 July, 1897{{NLFeb00|p. 276}}|end=14 February, 1902}}

Revision as of 18:17, 10 August 2018

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]

In May 1904, Captain Horsley grounded her and was reprimanded.[8]

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. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 44.
  9. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 226.
  11. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  12. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  13. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 238.
  15. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  16. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  17. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 276.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 285.
  20. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 69/649.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.

Bibliography


Nelson Class Armoured Cruiser
  Nelson Northampton  
<– H.M.S. Shannon Major Cruisers (UK) Imperieuse Class –>
Retrieved from "http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=H.M.S._Northampton_(1876)&oldid=275614"