H.M.S. Rupert (1872)
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| H.M.S. Rupert (1872) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 6 Jun, 1870[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 1 Jul, 1874[4] |
| Sold: | 1907[5] |
H.M.S. Rupert was an ironclad ram completed for the Royal Navy in 1874.
Design and Construction
Service
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 27 August 1885 to replace the Repulse as Ship of First Reserve in the Coast Guard Service at Hull.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe, 25 May, 1876[7]
- Acting Captain Frederick W. Egerton, 29 May, 1878 – 12 July, 1878
- Captain Edwin J. Pollard, 13 June, 1878[8] – 2 October, 1880
- Captain Richard D. King, 30 April, 1885[9] – 17 July, 1885[10]
- Captain Edmund St. J. Garforth, 28 August, 1885[11][12] – 28 August, 1888[13]
- Captain Charles B. Theobald, 28 August, 1888 – 31 March, 1892
- Captain Basil E. Cochrane, 5 July, 1893[14] (turned over to Thunderer upon Rupert paying off)
- Commander Lionel A. W. Barnes-Lawrence, 12 December, 1895[15]
- Commander Algernon B. G. Grenfell, 14 May, 1898[16] – 23 July, 1902
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 24.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 24.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 24.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 24.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). pp. 234-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 237.
- ↑ Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. 744.
- ↑ Duckworth-King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2084. f. 744.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1364. ff. 303, 496.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 228.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1364. ff. 303, 496.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 300a.
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