H.M.S. Hercules (1868)
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H.M.S. Hercules (1868) | |
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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.
- Captain Richard J. Meade, 22 June, 1868[7] – 18 October, 1871[8]
- Captain Sherard Osborn, 21 September, 1871[9] – 22 December, 1871 (resigned)
- Captain William M. Dowell, 23 December, 1871[10] – 5 June, 1874
- Captain William Codrington, 17 January, 1874[11] – 25 March, 1876
- Captain Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, 24 February, 1876[12] – 30 April, 1877
- Captain John A. Fisher, 7 June, 1878 – 22 August, 1878
- Captain Edward H. Howard, 21 August, 1878[13] – 28 November, 1879[14]
- Captain Algernon C. F. Heneage, 3 January, 1881[15]
- Captain Robert G. Douglas, 1 May, 1881[16] – 16 January 1883[17]
- Captain Robert O'Brien FitzRoy, 4 January, 1883[18] – 21 September, 1885[19]
- Captain Harry W. Brent, 21 September, 1885[20][21] – 6 April, 1887[22]
- Captain Claude E. Buckle, 20 April, 1887[23] – 20 August, 1889
- Captain Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart., 21 May, 1903[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 17.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1877, p. 6.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1262. f. 522.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1262. f. 522.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 157.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1872). p. 153.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 150.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/249. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 216.
- ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
- ↑ Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ FitzRoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1252. f. 454.
- ↑ Brent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/401. ff. 72, 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 215.
- ↑ Brent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/401. ff. 72, 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 211.
- ↑ 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).