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| H.M.S. Repulse (1892) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1892[4] |
| Completed: | Apr, 1894[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1894[6] |
| Sold: | 1911[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Equipment and Alterations
In 1899, Repulse acquired her first rangefinder, a 4.5-foot model mounted at the back of the bridge, but lacking any ready means of transmitting its cuts.[8]
Radio
As of 1901, while serving as in the Channel Squadron, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Burges Watson, October, 1893[10] – 10 October, 1895[11]
- Captain Ernest N. Rolfe, 10 October, 1895[12] – December, 1897[13]
- Captain Robert L. Groome, 21 December, 1897[14][15]
- Captain Randolph F. O. Foote, 28 June, 1899[16] – 1900[17]
- Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 18 September, 1900[18] – 31 December, 1903[19]
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 3 January, 1905[20] – 1 March, 1905[21]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 27 February, 1905[22] – 20 March, 1906[23]
- Captain Sackville H. Carden, 19 March, 1906[24] – 3 December, 1906[25]
- Captain Charles E. Kingsmill, 8 May, 1907[26] – 25 May, 1908[27]
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, 23 May, 1908[28] – 11 July, 1908[29] (and in command of Battleship Division and Special Service Vessel at DEvonport. Died of heart disease)
- Captain John P. Rolleston, 11 August, 1908[30][31] – 15 January, 1909[32] (and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport)
- Captain George B. Hutton, 16 January, 1909[33][34] – 24 May, 1910[35] (and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve 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.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 30.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 288.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Foote Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 289.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
- ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
- ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
- ↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
- ↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.
- ↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
- ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 366.
- ↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.
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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