H.M.S. Ramillies (1892)
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| H.M.S. Ramillies (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. & G. Thomson, Clydebank[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Aug, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Mar, 1892[4] |
| Completed: | Oct, 1893[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1893[6] |
| Sold: | 1913[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Ramillies was one of eight Royal Sovereign class battleships completed for the Royal Navy in 1893-94. She was sold shortly before the Great War.
Service
Radio
As of 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she was noted as carrying a Jackson W/T set.[8]
Torpedoes
In May 1898, the ship received the first gyro-equipped torpedoes ever issued in the Royal Navy: two 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedoes from the Malta Sub-Depot.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 17 October, 1893[10] – 17 January, 1895[11] (superseded on account of ill health)
- Captain William H. May, 17 January, 1895[12] – 12 December, 1896[13]
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 10 November, 1896[14] – 27 January, 1900[15]
- Captain Robert S. Lowry, 1 January, 1900[16] – 27 February, 1902[17]
- Captain The Hon. Walter G. Stopford, 24 January, 1902[18] – 2 October, 1902[19] (invalided out)
- Captain Frank G. Kirby, 16 October, 1902[20] – 7 October, 1903[21]
- Captain William H. Baker-Baker, 18 July, 1904[22] (as Flag Captain for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 3 January, 1905[23] – 7 March, 1905[24]
- Captain Robert G. Fraser, 17 March, 1905[25] – 16 March, 1906[26]
- Captain Charles H. Dare, 16 March, 1906[27] – 11 September, 1906[28]
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 12 September, 1906[29] – 8 May, 1907[30]
- Captain Price V. Lewes, 8 May, 1907[31] – 3 September, 1907[32]
- Captain The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 30 August, 1907[33] – 1 February, 1908[34]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, 1 February, 1908[35][36] – 1 February, 1909[37] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 17 August, 1908[38]
- Captain Arthur W. Ewart, 2 February, 1909[39][40] – 15 April, 1910[41] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
- Captain George H. Borrett, 18 April, 1910[42] – 24 February, 1911[43] (and for command of a Division of Special Service Vessels at Devonport)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 497.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 497.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 585.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 585.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1232.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1232.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 5.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 5.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 365.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Grant-Dalton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 367.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 365.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
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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