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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Caledonia''''' was the former '''R.M.S. ''Majestic''''', launched in 1914, taken up in 1936 for use as | + | There were a succession of ships known as the training ship '''H.M.S. ''Caledonia'''''. |
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| + | One, the former [[H.M.S. Impregnable (1810)|H.M.S. ''Impregnable'' of 1810]], was renamed ''Caledonia'']] in 1891. She was lying at Queensferry when she was listed for sale at a July 10th 1906 Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 13".{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}} | ||
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| + | Another such ships was the former '''R.M.S. ''Majestic''''', launched in 1914, taken up in 1936 for use as a Royal Navy training ship under a new name. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 26 August 2023
There were a succession of ships known as the training ship H.M.S. Caledonia.
One, the former H.M.S. Impregnable of 1810, was renamed Caledonia]] in 1891. She was lying at Queensferry when she was listed for sale at a July 10th 1906 Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 13".[1]
Another such ships was the former R.M.S. Majestic, launched in 1914, taken up in 1936 for use as a Royal Navy training ship under a new name.
History
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Atwell Henry Lake, 23 April, 1937[2] – 4 March, 1939
- Captain Robert G. Duke, 4 March, 1939[3][4] – August, 1939[Inference]
- Lieutenant-Commander (in Command?) Geoffrey H. Hughes-Onslow, 23 August, 1939[5]
Bibliography
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
- ↑ Duke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/48. f. 403.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 4 Feb. 1939, p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1939). p. 604.
