H.M.S. Active (1869)
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H.M.S. Active (1869) | |
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Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
Laid down: | 1867[2] |
Launched: | 13 Mar, 1869[3] |
Completed: | 1870[4] |
Sold: | 1906[5] |
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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