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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=30 June, 1891<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|precBy=New Command|end=17 October, 1893<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|note=ordered home}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|nick=Gerard H. U. Noel|appt=30 June, 1891<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|precBy=New Command|end=17 October, 1893<ref>Noel Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref>|note=ordered home}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=1 November, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 28 October, 1893. Issue '''34094''', col B, p. 7.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=1 November, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 28 October, 1893. Issue '''34094''', col B, p. 7.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Orford Churchill|nick=Orford Churchill|appt=1 February, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue '''34798''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Orford Churchill|nick=Orford Churchill|appt=1 February, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue '''34798''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Hugh Bainbridge|nick=John H. Bainbridge|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Hugh Bainbridge|nick=John H. Bainbridge|appt=8 May, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 274}}|end=30 August, 1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Charles Langley|nick=Gerald C. Langley|appt=1 July, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 284}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Charles Langley|nick=Gerald C. Langley|appt=1 July, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 284}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Sidney Rolleston|nick=Robert S. Rolleston|appt=25 June, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 284}}|end=|note=and as Flag Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Sidney Rolleston|nick=Robert S. Rolleston|appt=25 June, 1901{{NLMay02|p. 284}}|end=|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 6 January 2017
| H.M.S. Nile (1888) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Apr, 1886[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Mar, 1888[3] |
| Completed: | Jul, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Jul, 1891[5] |
| Sold: | 9 Jul, 1912 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Nile was one of two Trafalgar class battleships completed in 1890 and 1891.
Service
Nile was commissioned by Captain Gerard H. U. Noel at Portsmouth on 30 June, 1891.[6]
On 9 July, 1912, she was sold at auction for £34,900 to T. W. Ward of Sheffield.[7]
Radio
In 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Gerard H. U. Noel, 30 June, 1891[9] – 17 October, 1893[10] (ordered home)
- Captain James L. Hammet, 1 November, 1893[11]
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 February, 1896[12]
- Captain John H. Bainbridge, 8 May, 1898[13] – 30 August, 1898
- Captain Gerald C. Langley, 1 July, 1899[14]
- Captain Robert S. Rolleston, 25 June, 1901[15] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 13 February, 1905[16] – 19 December, 1906[17]
- Captain Price V. Lewes, 20 December, 1906[18] – 8 May, 1907[19]
- Captain W. A. Howard Kelly, 11 June, 1907[20] – 28 December, 1907[21]
- Commander Pasfield V. Oliver, 6 September, 1909[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 31.
- ↑ 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. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue 33365, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 July, 1912. Issue 39447, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ Noel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 956.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 28 October, 1893. Issue 34094, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue 34798, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 284.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 312.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 349.
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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