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*Captain [[Adolphus Frederic St. Clair|Adolphus F. St. Clair]], June 1893.{{MackieRNW}}
* {{CaptRN}} [[Adolphus Frederic St. Clair|Adolphus F. St. Clair]], June 1893.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Angus MacLeod]], December 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
* {{CaptRN}} [[Angus MacLeod]], December 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Charles Campbell]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1897.  Issue '''35219''', col D, p. 9.</ref>
* {{CaptRN}} [[Charles Campbell]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 2 June, 1897.  Issue '''35219''', col D, p. 9.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Hart Dyke|Henry H. Dyke]], June 1899.{{MackieRNW}}
* {{CaptRN}} [[Henry Hart Dyke|Henry H. Dyke]], June 1899.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Henry Louis Fleet|Henry L. Fleet]], January 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
* {{CaptRN}} [[Henry Louis Fleet|Henry L. Fleet]], January 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]], 16 September, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 August, 1902.  Issue '''36857''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
* {{CaptRN}} [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]], 16 September, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 August, 1902.  Issue '''36857''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Augustus Warren|Herbert A. Warren]], 9 September, 1904.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1367.</ref>
* {{CaptRN}} [[Herbert Augustus Warren|Herbert A. Warren]], 9 September, 1904.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1367.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur David Ricardo|Arthur D. Ricardo]], 28 February, 1905.<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref>
* {{CaptRN}} [[Arthur David Ricardo|Arthur D. Ricardo]], 28 February, 1905.<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref>
*Captain [[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]], 3 January, 1907.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>
* {{CaptRN}} [[Edmond Hyde Parker|E. Hyde Parker]], 3 January, 1907.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>
*Captain [[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]], 4 February, 1911.<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 166.</ref>
* {{CommRN}} [[George Ernest Stapleton Petch|George E. S. Petch]], 1 April, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 309}}
* {{CaptRN}} [[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]], 4 February, 1911.<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 166.</ref>
* {{CommRN}} [[Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones|Hector L. Watts-Jones]], 18 July, 1911, borne in {{UK-Majestic}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 14 July, 1911.  Issue '''39637''', col C, p. 16.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:25, 26 April 2014

H.M.S. Empress of India (1891)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act of 1889[2]
Laid down: 9 Jul, 1889[3]
Launched: 7 May, 1891[4]
Commissioned: Aug, 1893[5]
Sunk: 1913[6]
Fate: as target off Portland

Construction

Empress of India was launched at 16:30 on 7 May, 1891, by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught.[7]

Service

On 12 December, 1895, the majority of her crew turned over to the new battleship Magnificent at Chatham.[8]

Radio

As of 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship,. she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9] In his memoirs, Captain Henry L. Fleet relates:

On the conclusion of this trip [to the Channel Islands in January, 1902] we went to Portsmouth to have the wireless installed. It was estimated that it would take several weeks, and the Admiral became unhappy at the idea of being deprived of his flagship.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 May, 1891. Issue 33319, col A, p. 10.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 December, 1895. Issue 34759, col B, p. 7.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  10. ↑ Fleet. p. 300.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 2 June, 1897. Issue 35219, col D, p. 9.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 27 August, 1902. Issue 36857, col B, p. 4.
  17. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1367.
  18. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  19. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 309.
  21. ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 166.
  22. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1911. Issue 39637, col C, p. 16.

Bibliography


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