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In August 1856, '''H.M.S. ''Cambridge''''', an old 80-gun third-rate launched in 1815, became the first Gunnery Training ship at Plymouth.
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==History==
 
==History==
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''Cambridge'' was paid off on 4 November, 1907, and the gunnery school under Captain Eustace became part of [[Plymouth Royal Naval Barracks]] as the [[Plymouth Gunnery School]], under the general control of the Commodore-in-Command.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 5 November, 1907.  Issue '''38482''', col A, p. 6.</ref>
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In 1869, H.M.S. ''Windsor Castle'', a 102-gun first-rate launched in 1858, replaced the original H.M.S. ''Cambridge'', taking on the name.
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The second H.M.S. ''Cambridge'' served until she was paid off on 4 November, 1907.  The gunnery school, then under Captain [[John Bridges Eustace|Eustace]] became part of [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]] as the [[Devonport Gunnery School]], under the general control of the Commodore-in-Command.{{NMI|Tuesday, 5 November, 1907.  Issue '''38482''', col A, p. 6}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry John Carr|nick=Henry J. Carr|appt=6 October, 1889<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 September, 1889.  Issue '''32812''', col B, p. 6.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Strode Hewlett|nick=Richard S. Hewlett|appt=9 August, 1856{{NLOct56|p. 143}}|end=|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Archibald L. Douglas|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 January, 1892.  Issue '''33524''', col F, p. 6.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Jerningham|nick=Arthur W. Jerningham|appt=3 January, 1857{{NLOct60|p. 147}}|end=1 May, 1862}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Horace Hamond|nick=Richard H. Hamond|appt=3 August, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 June, 1894.  Issue '''34289''', col G, p. 11.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leopold George Heath|nick=Leopold G. Heath|appt=21 April, 1862{{NLApr63|p. 166}}|end=20 April, 1863}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=1 December, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 November, 1896.  Issue '''35056''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart|nick=Charles J. F. Ewart|appt=20 April, 1863|end=1 May, 1867}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert William Craigie|nick=Robert W. Craigie|appt=29 August, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 August, 1898.  Issue '''35608''', col C, p. 5.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley|nick=Fitzgerald A. C. Foley|appt=1 May, 1867{{NLJul69|p. 186}}|end=13 May, 1871}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|nick=Charles R. Arbuthnot|appt=24 August, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 August, 1900.  Issue '''36219''', col F, p. 5.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Anstruther Herbert|nick=Frederick A. Herbert|appt=13 May, 1871{{NLJul73|p. 139}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis John Foley|nick=Francis J. Foley|appt=24 August, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William John Ward|nick=William J. Ward|appt=8 August, 1874{{NLJun75|p. 136}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=7 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 December, 1905.  Issue '''37889''', col A, p. 11.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas le Hunte Ward|nick=Thomas le Hunte Ward|appt=12 August, 1877{{NLJul78|p. 200}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=16 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 April, 1907.  Issue '''38306''', col A, p. 14.</ref>|succBy=Merged into [[Plymouth Gunnery School]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Buller|nick=Alexander Buller|appt=16 August, 1880<ref>Buller Service Record.  ADM 196/36/545.</ref>|end=24 August, 1883<ref>Buller Service Record.  ADM 196/36/545.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Stanley Bosanquet|nick=George S. Bosanquet|appt=24 August, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 252}}|end=1 September, 1886}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Forster Cleveland|nick=Henry F. Cleveland|appt=1 September, 1886{{NLFeb88|p. 244}}|end=6 October, 1889|note=loaned out a few times to command ships on manoeuvres}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry John Carr|nick=Henry J. Carr|appt=6 October, 1889{{NLApr91|p. 208}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 September, 1889.  Issue '''32812''', col B, p. 6.</ref>|end=1 January, 1892<ref>Carr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/605.|}} f. 193.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Lucius Douglas|nick=Archibald L. Douglas|appt=1 January, 1892<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 January, 1892.  Issue '''33524''', col F, p. 6.</ref><ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>|end=3 July, 1894<ref>Douglas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 337.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Horace Hamond|nick=Richard H. Hamond|appt=3 July, 1894<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 June, 1894.  Issue '''34289''', col G, p. 11.</ref>{{NLMar96|p. 210}}|end=1896{{NLMar96|p. 210}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 November, 1896.  Issue '''35056''', col C, p. 6.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=1 December, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 November, 1896.  Issue '''35056''', col C, p. 6.</ref>|end=14 August, 1898}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert William Craigie|nick=Robert W. Craigie|appt=29 August, 1898<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 August, 1898.  Issue '''35608''', col C, p. 5.</ref>|end=10 August, 1900<ref>Craigie Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/38/258.|D7600997}} f. 264.  Some inference here.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|nick=Charles R. Arbuthnot|appt=24 August, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 August, 1900.  Issue '''36219''', col F, p. 5.</ref><ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>|end=24 August, 1903<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis John Foley|nick=Francis J. Foley|appt=24 August, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 291}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, p. 5.</ref>|end=6 January, 1906<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 247.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=7 January, 1906<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 13 December, 1905.  Issue '''37889''', col A, p. 11.</ref>|end=16 April, 1907<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19/325|D7590140}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Bridges Eustace|nick=John B. Eustace|appt=16 April, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 13 April, 1907.  Issue '''38306''', col A, p. 14.</ref>|end=4 November, 1907|succBy=Merged into [[Devonport Gunnery School]]}}
 
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==Footnotes==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 April 2021

In August 1856, H.M.S. Cambridge, an old 80-gun third-rate launched in 1815, became the first Gunnery Training ship at Plymouth.

History

In 1869, H.M.S. Windsor Castle, a 102-gun first-rate launched in 1858, replaced the original H.M.S. Cambridge, taking on the name.

The second H.M.S. Cambridge served until she was paid off on 4 November, 1907. The gunnery school, then under Captain Eustace became part of Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport as the Devonport Gunnery School, under the general control of the Commodore-in-Command.[1]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 5 November, 1907. Issue 38482, col A, p. 6.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1856). p. 143.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1860). p. 147.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1863). p. 166.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 186.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 139.
  7. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 136.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 200.
  9. ↑ Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.
  10. ↑ Buller Service Record. ADM 196/36/545.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 252.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 244.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 208.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 September, 1889. Issue 32812, col B, p. 6.
  15. ↑ Carr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/605. f. 193.
  16. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue 33524, col F, p. 6.
  17. ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
  18. ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
  19. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, p. 11.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 210.
  22. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue 35056, col C, p. 6.
  23. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 November, 1896. Issue 35056, col C, p. 6.
  24. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 30 August, 1898. Issue 35608, col C, p. 5.
  25. ↑ Craigie Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/38/258. f. 264. Some inference here.
  26. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 August, 1900. Issue 36219, col F, p. 5.
  27. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
  28. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 291.
  30. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, p. 5.
  31. ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
  32. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 December, 1905. Issue 37889, col A, p. 11.
  33. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/325
  34. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 13 April, 1907. Issue 38306, col A, p. 14.

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