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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|nick=Francis C. B. Bridgeman|appt=17 October, 1893<ref>Bridgeman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 167.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|nick=Francis C. B. Bridgeman|appt=17 October, 1893<ref>Bridgeman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 167.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=17 January, 1895<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=12 December, 1896<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 497.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=17 January, 1895<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 497.</ref>|end=12 December, 1896<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17.}} f. 497.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=10 November, 1896<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578874}} f. 585.</ref>|ass=9 December, 1896<ref>Hamilton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578874}} f. 585.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Swinburne Lowry|nick=Robert S. Lowry|appt=1 January, 1900<ref>Lowry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 800.</ref>|end=27 February, 1902<ref>Lowry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 800.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Swinburne Lowry|nick=Robert S. Lowry|appt=1 January, 1900<ref>Lowry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 800.</ref>|end=27 February, 1902<ref>Lowry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 800.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter George Stopford|nick=The Hon. Walter G. Stopford|appt=24 January, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|ass=18 February, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|end=2 October, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|note=invalided out}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter George Stopford|nick=The Hon. Walter G. Stopford|appt=24 January, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|ass=18 February, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|end=2 October, 1902<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1232.</ref>|note=invalided out}} | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 17 May 2015
| H.M.S. Ramillies (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thomson, Clydebank[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Aug, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Mar, 1892[4] |
| Completed: | Oct, 1893[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1893[6] |
| Sold: | 1913[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Radio
As of 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she was noted as carrying a Jackson W/T set.[8]
Torpedoes
In May 1898, the ship received the first gyro-equipped torpedoes ever issued in the Royal Navy: two 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedoes from the Malta Sub-Depot.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 17 October, 1893[10]
- Captain William H. May, 17 January, 1895[11] – 12 December, 1896[12]
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 10 November, 1896[13]
- Captain Robert S. Lowry, 1 January, 1900[14] – 27 February, 1902[15]
- Captain The Hon. Walter G. Stopford, 24 January, 1902[16] – 2 October, 1902[17] (invalided out)
- Captain Frank G. Kirby, 16 October, 1902[18] – 7 October, 1903[19]
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 3 January, 1905[20] – 7 March, 1905[21]
- Captain Robert G. Fraser, 17 March, 1905[22] – 16 March, 1906[23]
- Captain Charles H. Dare, 16 March, 1906[24] – 11 September, 1906[25]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 12 September, 1906[26] – 8 May, 1907[27]
- Captain George A. Hardinge, early 1907[28]
- Captain Price V. Lewes, 8 May, 1907[29] – 3 September, 1907[30]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 1 February, 1908[31][32] – 1 February, 1909[33] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 17 August, 1908[34]
- Captain Arthur W. Ewart, 2 February, 1909[35] – 15 April, 1910[36] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
- Captain George H. Borrett, 18 April, 1910[37] – 24 February, 1911[38] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 497.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 497.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 585.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1232.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1232.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 5.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 5.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 365.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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