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| H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 20 Sep, 1887[3] |
| Completed: | Mar, 1890[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1890[5] |
| Sold: | 9 Mar, 1911 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Trafalgar was one of two Trafalgar class battleships completed in 1890 and 1891.
Service
Trafalgar was commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 April, 1890, by Captain Alan B. Thomas, with a complement of 550 officers and men, as flag ship of Rear-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, second-in-command of the Mediterranean Squadron.[6]
Radio
In 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Alan B. Thomas, 1 November, 1889[8] – 27 January, 1892[9] (invalided out for diabetes)
- Captain Charles G. Robinson, 29 January, 1892[10]
- Captain A. Berkeley Milne, 5 March, 1894[11] – 4 May, 1896[12]
- Captain Reginald C. Prothero, 14 April, 1896[13] – December, 1896[Citation needed]
- Captain Harry T. Grenfell, 4 December, 1896[14]
- Captain Edward H. M. Davis, c. mid 1897[15] – 12 October, 1897[16]
- Captain Andrew K. Bickford, 13 October, 1897[17]
- Captain George A. Giffard, 11 May, 1898[18][19] – 23 February, 1899[20]
- Captain George A. Primrose, 15 December, 1899[21][22] – 1902[23]
- Captain Herbert Lyon, 25 April, 1905[24] – 27 December, 1905[25]
- Captain Charles D. Granville, 12 December, 1905[26]
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 9 August, 1906[27] – 14 April, 1907[28]
- Commander Herbert A. Adam, 8 April, 1907[29] – 5 March, 1908[30]
- Commander Maurice S. FitzMaurice, 5 March, 1908[31] – 1 September, 1908[32]
- Commander Edward G. W. Davy, 1 November, 1908[33]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 21 April, 1909[34] – 5 April, 1910[35] (and for command of Special Service Division at Chatham)
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 5 April, 1910[36]
- Commander Norman L. Stanley, 6 September, 1910[37] – 27 September, 1910[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1890. Issue 32976, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1301.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 259.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1063.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 426.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/329. f. 294.
- ↑ Bickford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Giffard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 514.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 307a.
- ↑ Primrose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/257. f. 1061.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 387.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 387.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 86.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 321.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/292. f. 321.
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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