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'''H.M.S. ''Boscawen''''' was the name given to a [[Royal Navy]] boys' training ship based at Portland.  
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'''H.M.S. ''Boscawen''''' was the name given to a [[Royal Navy]] boys' training ship based at Portland.
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As was common in such shore establishments, the ship acting as ''Boscawen'' rotated over time.  Wikipedia records the following ships hosting this facility:<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Boscawen Wikipedia page].  The disagreement over 1904 and 1905 is noted.</ref>
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* [[H.M.S. Trafalgar (1841)|H.M.S. ''Trafalgar'']] launched in 1841 was ''Boscawen'' from 1873 to 1906.  In June 1906 while lying at Portland, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 12".{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}}
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* [[H.M.S. Minotaur (1863)|H.M.S. ''Minotaur'']] launched in 1863 was ''Boscawen II'' from 1893 to 1904, and ''Boscawen'' from 1904 to 1905.
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* [[H.M.S. Agincourt (1865)|H.M.S. ''Agincourt'']] launched in 1865 was ''Boscawen III'' from 1905 to 1906.
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alfred Markham|nick=Alfred Markham|appt=19 February, 1873{{NLJun75|p. 134}}|end=31 December, 1875|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Robert Hope|nick=George R. Hope|appt=6 January, 1876{{NLJul76|p. 134}}|end=|note=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George John Anstruther|nick=George J. Anstruther|appt=12 April, 1878{{NLOct78|p. 199}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Day H. Bosanquet|appt=10 July, 1881{{NLDec81|p. 198}}|end=30 June, 1882}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=3 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 251}}|end=13 January, 1887}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Littleton|nick=The Hon. Algernon C. Littleton|appt=3 July, 1885{{NLSep85|p. 251}}|end=13 January, 1887}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Anson Schomberg|nick=Anson Schomberg|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 243}}|end=31 December, 1889}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Anson Schomberg|nick=Anson Schomberg|appt=6 January, 1887{{NLFeb88|p. 243}}|end=31 December, 1889}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Anson Primrose|nick=George A. Primrose|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 205}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Anson Primrose|nick=George A. Primrose|appt=1 January, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 205}}|end=1892}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=7 September, 1892<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 13.</ref>|end=31 December, 1892<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 13.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=7 September, 1892<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 13.</ref>|end=31 December, 1892<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 13.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerard Marmaduke Brooke|nick=Gerard M. Brooke|appt=1 January, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 7 January, 1893.  Issue '''33842''', col A, p. 7.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 205}}|end=Jane, 1896}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerard Marmaduke Brooke|nick=Gerard M. Brooke|appt=1 January, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 7 January, 1893.  Issue '''33842''', col A, p. 7.</ref>{{NLApr94|p. 205}}|end=Jane, 1896}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Eaton Travers|nick=Francis E. Travers|appt=October, 1905{{INF}}|end=28 February, 1906}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Eaton Travers|nick=Francis E. Travers|appt=October, 1905{{INF}}|end=28 February, 1906}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Balfour Cloete|nick=Edward B. Cloete|appt=9 May, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 218}}<ref>Cloete Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref>|end=12 July, 1936<ref>Cloete Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Balfour Cloete|nick=Edward B. Cloete|appt=9 May, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 218}}<ref>Cloete Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref>|end=12 July, 1936<ref>Cloete Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/91.|}} f. 181.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Powell|nick=James Powell|appt=|end=5 September, 1939<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge and King's Harbour Master, Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Powell|nick=James Powell|appt=21 July, 1936<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/115.|}} f. 117.</ref>|end=5 September, 1939<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge and King's Harbour Master, Portland}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Sinclair Thomson|nick=Colin S. Thomson|appt=5 September, 1939<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|end=21 October, 1940<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge and King's Harbour Master, Portland}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Sinclair Thomson|nick=Colin S. Thomson|appt=5 September, 1939<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|end=21 October, 1940<ref>Thomson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/76.|D7576711}} f. 432.</ref>|note=and as Captain in Charge and King's Harbour Master, Portland}}
 
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H.M.S. Boscawen was the name given to a Royal Navy boys' training ship based at Portland.

As was common in such shore establishments, the ship acting as Boscawen rotated over time. Wikipedia records the following ships hosting this facility:[1]

  • H.M.S. Trafalgar launched in 1841 was Boscawen from 1873 to 1906. In June 1906 while lying at Portland, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 12".[2]
  • H.M.S. Minotaur launched in 1863 was Boscawen II from 1893 to 1904, and Boscawen from 1904 to 1905.
  • H.M.S. Agincourt launched in 1865 was Boscawen III from 1905 to 1906.

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia page. The disagreement over 1904 and 1905 is noted.
  2. "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
  3. The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 134.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 134.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 199.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 198.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 251.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 243.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 205.
  10. Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 13.
  11. Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 13.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 January, 1893. Issue 33842, col A, p. 7.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 205.
  14. Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 180.
  15. Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 692.
  16. Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
  17. Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
  18. Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 286.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
  21. Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
  22. Cloete Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 181.
  23. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/115. f. 117.
  24. Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
  25. Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
  26. Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.

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