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In mid-1877, ''Hercules'' and {{UK-1Triumph}} required new boilers to replace their worn-out equipment.  As none were available at Portsmouth, new ones were ordered by contract.{{NMI|7 May 1877, p. 6}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Howard|nick=Edward H. Howard|appt=21 August, 1878<ref>Howard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16/249.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=28 November, 1879<ref>Howard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/16/249.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|nick=Robert O'Brien FitzRoy|appt=4 January, 1883<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>|end=21 September, 1885<ref>FitzRoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1252.|}} f. 454.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Woodfall Brent|nick=Harry W. Brent|appt=21 September, 1885<ref>Brent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/401.|}} ff. 72, 160.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 215}}|end=6 April, 1887<ref>Brent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/401.|}} ff. 72, 160.</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 26 April 2024

H.M.S. Hercules (1868)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1866[2]
Launched: 10 Feb, 1868[3]
Completed: 21 Nov, 1868[4]
Sold: 1932[5]

The central battery ironclad H.M.S. Hercules was completed in 1868 for the Royal Navy.

Construction and Service

In mid-1877, Hercules and Triumph required new boilers to replace their worn-out equipment. As none were available at Portsmouth, new ones were ordered by contract.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1877, p. 6.
  7. ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1262. f. 522.
  8. ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1262. f. 522.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 157.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1872). p. 153.
  11. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 150.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 150.
  13. ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 216.
  16. ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  17. ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  18. ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  19. ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
  20. ↑ Brent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/401. ff. 72, 160.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 215.
  22. ↑ Brent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/401. ff. 72, 160.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 211.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 325.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).



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