H.M.S. Active (1869)
| H.M.S. Active (1869) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 1867[2] |
| Launched: | 13 Mar, 1869[3] |
| Completed: | 1870[4] |
| Sold: | 1906[5] |
H.M.S. Active was one of three Volage Class corvettes completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 April, 1877 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa.[6]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 21 September, 1885.[7]
In February, 1888, she was flagship on the Training Squadron, bearing Commodore in Command, Albert H. Markham.[8]
Active participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1890 under the command of Captain Armand Temple Powlett as part of a Reserve Fleet of the force representing the Royal Navy, headquartered in the Downs.[9]
The vessel participated in the Jubilee Naval Review and possibly the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897.[10]
In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 1".[11]
Captains
- Commodore, First Class William N. W. Hewett, 2 October, 1873[12] – 1876[Citation needed]
- Commodore, Second Class Francis W. Sullivan, 16 October, 1876[13]
- Commodore, Second Class Robert O'Brien FitzRoy, 31 September, 1885[14][15] – 3 November, 1886[16]
- Commodore, Second Class Albert H. Markham, 5 November, 1886[17] – 4 June, 1889[18] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Albert H. Markham, 18 July, 1889[19] – 13 November, 1889[20] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Armand T. Powlett, 14 November, 1889[21] – 1 August, 1891 (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Lewis Anthony Beaumont, 1 August, 1891[22] – 1 June, 1893 (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Robert H. Harris, 1 June, 1893[23] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class George L. Atkinson, 16 April, 1895[24] (and in command of the Training Squadron)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead." The Times (London, England), 25 June 1897; p. 13.
- ↑ "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1606. f. 623.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 192.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 191.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ Markham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/15. f. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 196.
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