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H.M.S. Repulse (1892)
Builder:	Pembroke Royal Dockyard^[1]
Ordered:	Naval Defence Act of 1889^[2]
Laid down:	1 Jan, 1890^[3]
Launched:	27 Feb, 1892^[4]
Completed:	Apr, 1894^[5]
Commissioned:	Apr, 1894^[6]
Sold:	1911^[7]
Fate:	Broken up

Service

Equipment and Alterations

In 1899, Repulse acquired her first rangefinder, a 4.5-foot model mounted at the back of the bridge, but lacking any ready means of transmitting its cuts.^[8]

Radio

As of 1901, while serving as in the Channel Squadron, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.^[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Burges Watson, October, 1893^[10] – 10 October, 1895^[11]
Captain Ernest N. Rolfe, 10 October, 1895^[12] – December, 1897^[13]
Captain Robert L. Groome, 21 December, 1897^[14]
Captain Randolph F. O. Foote, 28 June, 1899^[15] – 1900^[16]
Captain Spencer H. M. Login, 18 September, 1900^[17] – 31 December, 1903^[18]
Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 3 January, 1905^[19] – 1 March, 1905^[20]
Captain Herbert L. Heath, 27 February, 1905^[21] – 20 March, 1906^[22]
Captain Sackville H. Carden, 19 March, 1906^[23] – 3 December, 1906^[24]
Captain Charles E. Kingsmill, 8 May, 1907^[25] – 25 May, 1908^[26]
Captain Arthur T. Stuart, 23 May, 1908^[27] – 11 July, 1908^[28] (and in command of Battleship Division and Special Service Vessel at DEvonport. Died of heart disease)
Captain John P. Rolleston, 11 August, 1908^[29]^[30] – 15 January, 1909^[31] (and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport)
Captain George B. Hutton, 16 January, 1909^[32] – 24 May, 1910^[33]

Footnotes

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 30.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
↑ Foote Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 468.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 289.
↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
↑ Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.
↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.
↑ Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.
↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.
↑ Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.

Bibliography

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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[1] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[5] Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[7] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.

[8] Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 30.

[9] Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.

[10] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[11] The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.

[12] The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.

[13] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[14] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.

[15] Foote Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 468.

[16] The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 289.

[17] Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.

[18] Login Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 298.

[19] Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.

[20] Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.

[21] Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.

[22] Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.

[23] Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.

[24] Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.

[25] Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.

[26] Kingsmill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 755.

[27] Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.

[28] Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.

[29] The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.

[30] Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.

[31] Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.

[32] Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.

[33] Hutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 448.

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