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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Compton Aitchison|nick=Henry C. Aitchison|appt=March, 1882|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Seymour Brand|nick=The Hon. Thomas S. Brand|appt=7 August, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 239}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Seymour Brand|nick=The Hon. Thomas S. Brand|appt=7 August, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 239}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=24 April, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 252}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=24 April, 1888{{NLJul90|p. 252}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Lister Oxley|nick=Charles L. Oxley|appt=14 August, 1891{{NLMar92|p. 256}}|end=4 December, 1893}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 23 August 2019
| H.M.S. Swiftsure (1870) | |
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| Builder: | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 31 Aug, 1868[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1870[3] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Jun, 1872[4] |
| Sold: | 1908[5] |
Contents
Service
Swiftsure was commissioned at Devonport on 27 March, 1882. In summer 1885, she made her way home to England.[6]
Captains
- Captain Henry C. Aitchison, March, 1882
- Captain The Hon. Thomas S. Brand, 7 August, 1884[7]
- Captain James L. Hammet, 24 April, 1888[8]
- Captain Charles L. Oxley, 14 August, 1891[9] – 4 December, 1893
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). pp. 239, 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 256.
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