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In May, 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
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''Northampton'' was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLSep85|p. 226}}
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In May 1904, Captain [[Arthur John Horsley|Horsley]] grounded her and was reprimanded.<ref>Horsley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 44.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Stephen Fox Digby|nick=Noel S. F. Digby|appt=6 November, 1882<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>|end=21 April, 1886<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Noel Stephen Fox Digby|nick=Noel S. F. Digby|appt=6 November, 1882<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>{{NLSep85|p. 226}}|end=21 April, 1886<ref>Digby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}}  f. 1039.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=13 September, 1890<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Louis Fleet|nick=Henry L. Fleet|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>|end=13 September, 1890<ref>Fleet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7601128}} f. 101.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leicester Chantrey Keppel|nick=Leicester C. Keppel|appt=15 July, 1890{{NLMar92|p. 238}}|end=}}
 
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Revision as of 17:51, 2 August 2017

H.M.S. Northampton (1876)
Builder: Napier[1]
Laid down: 26 Oct, 1874[2]
Launched: 18 Nov, 1876[3]
Completed: 7 Dec, 1878[4]
Sold: Apr, 1905[5]

H.M.S. Northampton was one of two Nelson Class armoured cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Northampton was re-commissioned at Antigua on 16 December, 1882 as flag ship of the North America and West Indies Station.[6]

In May 1904, Captain Horsley grounded her and was reprimanded.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 226.
  7. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 44.
  8. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 226.
  10. ↑ Digby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 1039.
  11. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  12. ↑ Fleet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 101.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 238.
  14. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  15. ↑ Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 955.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 276.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 285.
  18. ↑ Horsley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 69/649.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.

Bibliography


Nelson Class Armoured Cruiser
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