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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|nick=Arthur K. Wilson|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 942.</ref>|end=31 August, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 942.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|nick=Arthur K. Wilson|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 942.</ref>|end=31 August, 1887<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 942.</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=1 March, 1888<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>|end=10 November, 1890<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Henry May|nick=William H. May|appt=1 March, 1888<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>|end=10 November, 1890<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|nick=Bertram M. Chambers|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''i''}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer|end=28 June, 1917<ref>Chambers Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 407.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 817}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=28 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 817}}|note=and as Admiralty Port Officer}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:15, 3 November 2015
| H.M.S. Imperieuse (1883) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard [1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Aug, 1881[2] |
| Launched: | 18 Dec, 1883[3] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1886[4] |
| Sold: | 2 Oct, 1907[5] |
Contents
Service
Imperieuse commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 March, 1888,[6] under Captain William H. May for service on the China Station.[7]
Whilst serving as flagship of the Pacific Station from 1896 to 1899 the Imperieuse is said to have visited the Cocos Islands in search of treasure.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur K. Wilson, 7 July, 1887[8] – 31 August, 1887[9] (for Jubilee Review)
- Captain William H. May, 1 March, 1888[10] – 10 November, 1890[11]
- Captain Edmund S. Poë, 10 November, 1890[12]
- Captain John M. McQuhae, 1 March, 1892[13] – 14 April, 1894[14] (and as Flag Captain to Fremantle)
- Captain Charles H. Adair, 5 March, 1896[15]
- Captain Peyton Hoskyns, 16 July, 1901[16] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander Cecil F. L. Watson, 25 July, 1911[17] – 11 April, 1913[18]
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 27 July, 1915[19] – 28 June, 1917[20] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, 28 July, 1917[21] (and as Admiralty Port Officer)
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 228.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 942.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 228.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ McQuhae Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 850.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 232.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395i.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 817.
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).
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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