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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson-Willes|appt=31 October, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 226}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Lambart Atkinson-Willes|nick=George L. Atkinson-Willes|appt=31 October, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 226}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Wilbraham Stopford|nick=Robert W. Stopford|appt=8 February, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 231}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Wilbraham Stopford|nick=Robert W. Stopford|appt=8 February, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 231}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Ross Boardman|nick=Frederick R. Boardman|appt=|end= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Ross Boardman|nick=Frederick R. Boardman|appt=|end=19 March, 1898<ref>Boardman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7578487}} f. 125.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Henry Meggs Davis|nick=Edward H. M. Davis|appt=19 March, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 March, 1898. Issue '''35466''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Henry Meggs Davis|nick=Edward H. M. Davis|appt=19 March, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 March, 1898. Issue '''35466''', col C, p. 6.</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|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>}} | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 15 April 2016
| 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] – mid 1891
- Captain Alexander P. Hastings, 22 September, 1891[10]
- Captain George L. Atkinson-Willes, 31 October, 1893[11]
- Captain Robert W. Stopford, 8 February, 1895[12]
- Captain Frederick R. Boardman, – 19 March, 1898[13]
- Captain Edward H. M. Davis, 19 March, 1898[14]
- Captain Henry L. Fleet, 13 January, 1900[15] – 12 October, 1901[16]
- Captain (temp) Richard B. Farquhar, 18 July, 1904[17]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 231.
- ↑ Boardman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 125.
- ↑ "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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