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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the [[China Station]], bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir [[Nowell Salmon]].{{NLFeb88|p. 187}} | |||
''Audacious'' participated in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]] under the command of Captain [[Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|Arthur C. H. Paget]] as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}} | |||
She was renamed ''Imperieuse'' in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Audacious''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Audacious''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Dennis Hickley|nick=Henry D. Hickley|appt=18 September, 1873|end=17 March, 1874}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb (1831 – 1899)|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=1 September, 1874{{NLJul76|p. 131}}|end=August, 1877}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Durrant|nick=Francis Durrant|appt=31 August, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|ass=9 November, 1877<ref>Durrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>|end=23 February, 1879<ref>Durrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1004.|D7578561}} f. 358.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George John Anstruther|nick=George J. Anstruther|appt=28 December, 1882<ref>Anstruther Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}} f. ?.</ref>|end=27 March, 1883<ref>Anstruther Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14/503.|D7587675}} f. ?.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugo Lewis Pearson|nick=Hugo L. Pearson|appt=5 January, 1884{{NLSep85|p. 196}}|end=6 January, 1886}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=31 October, 1885{{NLFeb88|p. 195}}|ass=7 January, 1886|end=25 January, 1888|note=relieved at own request – personal affairs}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Borlase Warren|nick=John B. Warren|appt=25 January, 1888|end=29 February, 1888}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Cecil Henry Paget|nick=Arthur C. H. Paget|appt=1 April, 1890{{NLJul90|p. 196}}|end=1 April, 1893}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Stanley Mann|nick=William F. S. Mann|appt=1 April, 1893<ref>Mann Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|end=6 February, 1894<ref>Mann Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/151.}} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|note=transferred to {{UK-1Edinburgh}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=16 July, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 230}}|end=November, 1903}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=28 October, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''q''}}|end=27 July, 1915|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''|note=and as K.H.M., Scapa}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 June, 1917<ref>Fanshawe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/1.|D7602351}} f. 1.</ref>|end=15 March, 1919<ref>Fanshawe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/1.|D7602351}} f. 1.</ref>|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Dion Irvin|nick=William D. Irvin|appt=5 March, 1919<ref>Irvin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/243.|D8116875}} f. 315.</ref>|ass=15 March, 1919<ref>Fanshawe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/1.|D7602351}} f. 1.</ref>|end=31 July, 1919<ref>Irvin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/243.|D8116875}} f. 315.</ref>|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Imperieuse''}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 24 November 2021
H.M.S. Audacious (1869) | |
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Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow[1] |
Ordered: | 1867 Estimates[2] |
Laid down: | 26 Jun, 1867[3] |
Launched: | 27 Feb, 1869[4] |
Commissioned: | 10 Sep, 1870[5] |
Sold: | 1922[6] |
H.M.S. Audacious was one of four Audacious Class central battery ironclads completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the China Station, bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon.[7]
Audacious participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Arthur C. H. Paget as part of the Hostile Fleet tasked with threatening British trade routes.[8]
She was renamed Imperieuse in 1914, at which time she was serving as a repair ship.
Captains
- Captain Henry D. Hickley, 18 September, 1873 – 17 March, 1874
- Captain Philip H. Colomb, 1 September, 1874[9] – August, 1877
- Captain Francis Durrant, 31 August, 1877[10] – 23 February, 1879[11]
- Captain George J. Anstruther, 28 December, 1882[12] – 27 March, 1883[13]
- Captain Hugo L. Pearson, 5 January, 1884[14] – 6 January, 1886
- Captain Robert H. Harris, 31 October, 1885[15] – 25 January, 1888 (relieved at own request – personal affairs)
- Captain John B. Warren, 25 January, 1888 – 29 February, 1888
- Captain Arthur C. H. Paget, 1 April, 1890[16] – 1 April, 1893
- Captain William F. S. Mann, 1 April, 1893[17] – 6 February, 1894[18] (transferred to Edinburgh)
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 16 July, 1902[19] – November, 1903
- Captain (retired) Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 28 October, 1914[20] – 27 July, 1915 (and as K.H.M., Scapa)
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 27 July, 1915[21] – 28 June, 1917[22] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, 28 June, 1917[23] – 15 March, 1919[24] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Commander William D. Irvin, 5 March, 1919[25] – 31 July, 1919[26] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 187.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 131.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ Durrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1004. f. 358.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14/503. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 196.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
- ↑ Mann Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/151. ff. 886, 855.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
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