H.M.S. Hotspur (1870)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Hotspur (1870) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 Oct, 1868[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Mar, 1870[3] |
| Completed: | 17 Nov, 1871[4] |
| Sold: | 1904[5] |
The turret ram H.M.S. Hotspur was launched in 1870 for the Royal Navy.
Design and Construction
Her 25 ton gun had such a great concussion that during trials the blast of its first firing depressed the deck by 2 and 3⁄8 inches, requiring the addition of more vertical beams underneath.[6]
Service
Collided with S.S. Lady Wodehouse some time around January, 1872. She was repaired at Devonport and, when getting ready to go to Plymouth in mid-Feburary burst the port condenser. Repairs were expected to take a month.[7]
Hotspur served as guardship at Holyhead until going into reserve for four years from 1893. She then went to Bermuda, where she acted as guardship until being sold in 1904.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles Fellowes, before December, 1870[8]
- Captain Lord John Hay, 14 November, 1871 – 23 May, 1872
- Captain Francis Durrant, 30 April, 1885[9] – 7 August, 1885[10]
- Captain Andrew J. Kennedy, 8 August, 1885[11] – 20 May, 1887
- Captain James G. Mead, 5 August, 1887[12][Fact Check]
- Captain Thomas H. Royse, 1 September, 1888[13] – late 1890
- Captain John E. Stokes, 17 December, 1890[14]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 12 August, 1897[15] – 21 January, 1898[16]
- Commander Charles S. Elliot, 12 August, 1897[17] – 25 November, 1900
- Commander Frank A. Garforth, 15 September, 1900[18][19] – 7 November, 1901 (drowned overboard for undetermined reason)
- Commander Robert H. Travers, 9 January, 1902[20] – 4 April, 1904
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 22.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 22 Dec. 1870, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 15 Feb. 1872, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 22 Dec. 1870, p. 5.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 354.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 354.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 226.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 260.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 270.
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