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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=23 May, 1894<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>|end=7 May, 1896<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Tremenheere Grenfell|nick=Harry T. Grenfell|appt=23 May, 1894<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>|end=7 May, 1896<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D7598656}} f. 564.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eustace Rooke|nick=Eustace Rooke|appt=7 May, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 229}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Penrose Humpage|nick=Richard P. Humpage|appt=5 September, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 230}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Penrose Humpage|nick=Richard P. Humpage|appt=5 September, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 230}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Raymond Pelly|nick=Francis R. Pelly|appt=18 June, 1901{{NLMay03|p. 233}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Raymond Pelly|nick=Francis R. Pelly|appt=18 June, 1901{{NLMay03|p. 233}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 5 January 2017
| H.M.S. Benbow (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Nov, 1882[2] |
| Launched: | 15 Jun, 1885[3] |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jun, 1888[4] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1909 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Completed in 1888, H.M.S. Benbow was one of six "Admiral" class battleships.
Radio
In 1901, while serving in the Reserve Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[5]
Service
Practice
On 24 February, 1891, Captain Harry H. Rawson, commanded the ship, in company with Inflexible (Captain Henry Coey Kane) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from Benbow, one from Inflexible and two from Hecla.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Harry H. Rawson, 4 October, 1889[7]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 23 May, 1894[8] – 7 May, 1896[9]
- Captain Eustace Rooke, 7 May, 1896[10]
- Captain Richard P. Humpage, 5 September, 1899[11]
- Captain Francis R. Pelly, 18 June, 1901[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1891. pp. 146-8, Plate 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 203.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1261. f. 564.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 233.
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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