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| + | By 1873, ''Vanguard'' was a coast guard ship for the Kingstown District. | ||
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In 1875, ''Vanguard'' was based at Dublin as guardship of the Eastern Irish District when she participated in the summer cruise in which she and the guardships {{UK-1IronDuke}}, {{UK-1Warrior}} and {{UK-1Hector}} visited the home ports. In a suddenly-gathered fog which caused complete loss of visibility, ''Iron Duke'' rammed ''Vanguard'' after a small sailing vessel's appearance required ''Vanguard'' to slow and turn to port into the path of ''Iron Duke'' astern. ''Vanguard'' had been holed beneath her armour by the ram bow of the other ship and was soon lost. Captain [[Richard Dawkins]] was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship despite the fact his mistakes seemed minor compared to those of {{UK-1IronDuke}}'s Captain [[Henry Dennis Hickley]], who received no such scrutiny. | In 1875, ''Vanguard'' was based at Dublin as guardship of the Eastern Irish District when she participated in the summer cruise in which she and the guardships {{UK-1IronDuke}}, {{UK-1Warrior}} and {{UK-1Hector}} visited the home ports. In a suddenly-gathered fog which caused complete loss of visibility, ''Iron Duke'' rammed ''Vanguard'' after a small sailing vessel's appearance required ''Vanguard'' to slow and turn to port into the path of ''Iron Duke'' astern. ''Vanguard'' had been holed beneath her armour by the ram bow of the other ship and was soon lost. Captain [[Richard Dawkins]] was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship despite the fact his mistakes seemed minor compared to those of {{UK-1IronDuke}}'s Captain [[Henry Dennis Hickley]], who received no such scrutiny. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vanguard''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vanguard''" nat=UK> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Dawkins|nick=Richard Dawkins|appt=|end=1 September, 1875<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(1870) Wikipedia].</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Gage Lambert|nick=Edward H. G. Lambert|appt=late 1870{{ToL|Military And Naval Intelligence|14 Dec. 1870, p. 5}}|end=|note=perhaps just for trials}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David Spain|nick=David Spain|appt=6 July, 1871{{NLOct71|p. 184}}|end=mid 1873{{NLJul73|p. 213}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Dawkins|nick=Richard Dawkins|appt=1873|end=1 September, 1875<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(1870) Wikipedia].</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:22, 16 October 2022
| H.M.S. Vanguard (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[1] |
| Ordered: | 1867 Estimates[2] |
| Laid down: | 21 Oct, 1867[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Jan, 1870[4] |
| Commissioned: | 28 Sep, 1870[5] |
| Collision: | 1 Sep, 1875[6] |
| Fate: | w/ Iron Duke |
Contents
Service
By 1873, Vanguard was a coast guard ship for the Kingstown District.
In 1875, Vanguard was based at Dublin as guardship of the Eastern Irish District when she participated in the summer cruise in which she and the guardships Iron Duke, Warrior and Hector visited the home ports. In a suddenly-gathered fog which caused complete loss of visibility, Iron Duke rammed Vanguard after a small sailing vessel's appearance required Vanguard to slow and turn to port into the path of Iron Duke astern. Vanguard had been holed beneath her armour by the ram bow of the other ship and was soon lost. Captain Richard Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship despite the fact his mistakes seemed minor compared to those of Iron Duke's Captain Henry Dennis Hickley, who received no such scrutiny.
Captains
- Captain Edward H. G. Lambert, late 1870[7] (perhaps just for trials)
- Captain David Spain, 6 July, 1871[8] – mid 1873[9]
- Captain Richard Dawkins, 1873 – 1 September, 1875[10] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ "Military And Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 14 Dec. 1870, p. 5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (October, 1871). p. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 213.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
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