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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Compton Edward Domvile|nick=Compton E. Domvile|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 243.</ref>|end=15 September, 1889<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 243.</ref>|note=on manoeuvres}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Compton Edward Domvile|nick=Compton E. Domvile|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 243.</ref>|end=15 September, 1889<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 243.</ref>|note=on manoeuvres}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Boys|nick=Henry H. Boys|appt=9 May, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 226}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Boys|nick=Henry H. Boys|appt=9 May, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 226}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=13 January, 1900<ref>Fleet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|ass=19 January, 1900<ref>Fleet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=12 October, 1901<ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Thursday, 10 October 1901. Issue 36582, p. 8.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=13 January, 1900<ref>Fleet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|ass=19 January, 1900<ref>Fleet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=12 October, 1901<ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Thursday, 10 October 1901. Issue 36582, p. 8.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain (temp)|name=Richard Bowles Farquhar|nick=Richard B. Farquhar|appt=18 July, 1904<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} Book 2. f. 446.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain (temp)|name=Richard Bowles Farquhar|nick=Richard B. Farquhar|appt=18 July, 1904<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} Book 2. f. 446.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, 3 November 2015
| H.M.S. Howe (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 7 Jun, 1882[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Apr, 1885[3] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 11 Oct, 1910 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Completed in 1889, H.M.S. Howe was one of six Admiral class battleships.
Service
Howe was launched on 29 April, 1885, by Miss Keith Stewart, niece of Admiral Sir W. Houston Stewart. The ship's engines were constructed by Messrs. Humphrys and Tennant.[5]
Radio
In 1901, though three sisters were listed as equipped or slated to be equipped with W/T kits, she is not mentioned.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Compton E. Domvile, 18 July, 1889[7] – 15 September, 1889[8] (on manoeuvres)
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 9 May, 1890[9]
- Captain George L. Atkinson-Willes, 1894[10][Fact Check]
- Captain Edward H. M. Davis, 19 March, 1898[11]
- Captain Henry L. Fleet, 13 January, 1900[12] – 12 October, 1901[13]
- Captain (temp) Richard B. Farquhar, 18 July, 1904[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 29.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1885. Issue 31434, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 243.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 226.
- ↑ "Fifty Years in the Navy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 December, 1921. Issue 42913, col F, p. 10. This is an approximate date.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 March, 1898. Issue 35466, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
- ↑ Naval & Military Intelligence The Times (London). Thursday, 10 October 1901. Issue 36582, p. 8.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
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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