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| H.M.S. Thunderer (1872) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 26 May, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1909[5] |
H.M.S. Thunderer was one of two Devastation Class turret ships completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Thunderer was commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.
Captains
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 7 May, 1885[6]
- Captain Walter Stewart, 17 August, 1886[7] – 30 June, 1888
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 17 March, 1891[8]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 11 April, 1891[9] – 15 September, 1892[10]
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[11] – 25 October, 1894
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[12] – 2 March, 1896[13] (and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness)
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 1 February, 1896[14]
- Captain John S. Hallifax, 31 March, 1898[15] – 31 August, 1899
- Captain John E. Blaxland, 4 September, 1899[16][17] – 12 December, 1900[18]
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. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). 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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