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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|end=2 March, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Home Chisholme St. Clair|nick=William H. C. St. Clair|appt=25 October, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|end=2 March, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Orford Churchill|nick=Orford Churchill|appt=1 May, 1895|end=31 January, 1896}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Orford Churchill|nick=Orford Churchill|appt=1 May, 1895|end=31 January, 1896}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert William Summer Gibson|nick=Herbert W. S. Gibson|appt=1 February, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 268''b''}}|end=|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert William Summer Gibson|nick=Herbert W. S. Gibson|appt=1 February, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 268''b''}}|end=|note=in command for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] and [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897|1897]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Salwey Hallifax|nick=John S. Hallifax|appt=31 March, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 304}}|end=31 August, 1899}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Salwey Hallifax|nick=John S. Hallifax|appt=31 March, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 304}}|end=31 August, 1899}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Edric Blaxland|nick=John E. Blaxland|appt=4 September, 1899<ref>Blaxland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/128.|D7578782}} f. 110.</ref>{{NLFeb00|p. 306}}|end=12 December, 1900<ref>Blaxland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/128.|D7578782}} f. 110.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Edric Blaxland|nick=John E. Blaxland|appt=4 September, 1899<ref>Blaxland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/128.|D7578782}} f. 110.</ref>{{NLFeb00|p. 306}}|end=12 December, 1900<ref>Blaxland Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/128.|D7578782}} f. 110.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 5 September 2019
| H.M.S. Thunderer (1872) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 26 May, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1909[5] |
Service
Thunderer was commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 March, 1891.[6]
She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Captain Herbert William Summer Gibson.[7][8][9]
Captains
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 7 May, 1885[10] – September, 1886
- Captain Walter Stewart, 17 August, 1886[11] – 30 June, 1888
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 17 March, 1891[12]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 11 April, 1891[13][14] – 15 September, 1892[15]
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[16] – 25 October, 1894
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[17] – 2 March, 1896[18] (and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness)
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 May, 1895 – 31 January, 1896
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 1 February, 1896[19] (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 and 1897)
- Captain John S. Hallifax, 31 March, 1898[20] – 31 August, 1899
- Captain John E. Blaxland, 4 September, 1899[21][22] – 12 December, 1900[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 261.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
Bibliography
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