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| − | She was brought to full complement to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] under the command of Captain [[Herbert William | + | She was brought to full complement to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1896]] under the command of Captain [[Herbert William Sumner Gibson]].{{NMI|Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927}}{{NMI|Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938}}{{NMI|Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Thunderer''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Thunderer''" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Sedgfield Donner|nick=Charles S. Donner|appt=16 April, 1885<ref>Donner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1035.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=18 April, 1885<ref>Donner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1035.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Sedgfield Donner|nick=Charles S. Donner|appt=26 April, 1885<ref>Donner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1035.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Frederick Stephenson|nick=Henry F. Stephenson|appt=7 May, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 241}}|end=September, 1886}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Frederick Stephenson|nick=Henry F. Stephenson|appt=7 May, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 241}}|end=September, 1886}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Stewart|nick=Walter Stewart|appt=17 August, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 234}}|end=30 June, 1888}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Stewart|nick=Walter Stewart|appt=17 August, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 234}}|end=30 June, 1888}} | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 20 February 2020
| H.M.S. Thunderer (1872) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1869[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1872[3] |
| Completed: | 26 May, 1877[4] |
| Sold: | 1909[5] |
Service
Thunderer was commissioned at Malta on 26 April, 1883 for service in the Mediterranean.
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 March, 1891.[6]
She was brought to full complement to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 under the command of Captain Herbert William Sumner Gibson.[7][8][9]
Captains
- Acting Captain Charles S. Donner, 16 April, 1885[10] – 18 April, 1885[11]
- Acting Captain Charles S. Donner, 26 April, 1885[12]
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 7 May, 1885[13] – September, 1886
- Captain Walter Stewart, 17 August, 1886[14] – 30 June, 1888
- Captain Lewis A. Beaumont, 17 March, 1891[15]
- Captain Richard H. Hamond, 11 April, 1891[16][17] – 15 September, 1892[18]
- Captain Herbert W. Dowding, 11 July, 1893[19] – 10 August, 1893[20] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Captain Henry H. Boys, 29 August, 1892[21] – 25 October, 1894
- Captain William H. C. St. Clair, 25 October, 1894[22] – 2 March, 1896[23] (and as Flag Captain to C-in-C Nore and in command of R.N. Barracks, Sheerness)
- Captain Orford Churchill, 1 May, 1895 – 31 January, 1896
- Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, 1 February, 1896[24] – 15 December, 1897 (in command for Annual Manoeuvres of 1896 and 1897)
- Captain John S. Hallifax, 31 March, 1898[25] – 31 August, 1899
- Captain John E. Blaxland, 4 September, 1899[26][27] – 12 December, 1900[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 10, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 34939.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ Donner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1035. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 258.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1001.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. ?.
- ↑ Dowding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15/367. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 261.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 304.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 306.
- ↑ Blaxland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/128. f. 110.
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