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barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
| Subject: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:07 am | |
| Hi All,
Does anyone have any data on the captains of this vessel
barry
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| | | Mr M. Cooper
Posts : 2591 Join date : 2011-09-29 Location : Lancashire, England.
| Subject: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:22 am | |
| Hello Barry
The best man to give you advice on this would be P.O. Tom, he seems to have some very good info on the Royal Navy.
Regards
Martin. |
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| Subject: Re: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:46 pm | |
| barry,
During the Zulu War the, Captain of “Boadicea” was Commodore Frederick William Richards.
If you are looking for biographical information on him, see this post by “littlehand.”
http://1879zuluwar.forumotion.com/t2850-admiral-of-the-fleet-sir-frederick-william-richards-gcb?highlight=richards
If you are looking for information on everyone who served as her captain, then I will have to do a little research.
Here is a quick list of “Boadicea’s” captains.
1878 Captain James E. Erskine during commissioning 1878 – 82 Commodore Frederick W. Richards 1882 – 85 Captain Edmund Church (Flag ship of Rear-Admiral Nowell Salmon) 1885 – 88 The ship was being re-fitted 1888 – 92 Captain Hon. Asshton G. Curzon-Howe (Flag ship of Rear-Admiral Freemantle) 1892 - 94 Captain George A. Giffard (Flag ship of Vice-Admiral William Kennedy) 1894 “Boadicea” was replaced
Tom
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| | | barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
| Subject: Captn Richards, RN Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:16 pm | |
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Hi Tom, Thanks. Do you have anything on Captn Richards. I suspect he is the officer who surveyed the Zulaland coast at some time.
barry
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| | | 1879graves
Posts : 3388 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:24 pm | |
| Hi Barry Please do not take this the wrong way, but if you use the Search on the forum, using the name Richards, you will find loads on Captain Richards. |
| | | barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
| Subject: Captn Richards, RN Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:01 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:33 pm | |
| barry,
Frederick William Richards,
30 Nov 1833 Born in County Wexford, Ireland, son of Captain Edwin Richards RN, and his wife, Mary Anne
Educated at the Naval School, New Cross
Jan 1848 Entered the Royal Navy as Cadet
Feb 1848 Appointed to HMS Bellerophon (Portsmouth)
8 Jan 1854 promoted acting mate while serving HMS Fantome (Sloop, Australia Station)
31 Oct 1855 Promoted to Lieutenant
1856 Placed on half pay
29 Jun 1857 Lieutenant on HMS Ganges (Flagship, Pacific)
1859 Appointed Flag Lieutenant on “Ganges”
9 Feb 1860 Promoted to Commander on HMS Vixen (Paddle Sloop, China Station)
8 Mar 1862 Commander on HMS Dart (Gunboat, West Coast of Africa)
6 Feb 1866 Promoted to Captain and placed on half pay
1866 he married Lucy Fayle
6 Jun 1870 Captain on HMS Jumna (Troopship)
3 Oct 1873 Captain on HMS Devastation (Battleship, Mediterranean)
1874 Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)
1 Jan 1878 Captain on HMS Pembroke (Flagship of the Admiral Superintendent, Chatham)
31 Oct 1878 Commodore on HMS Boadicea (Corvette, Flagship of Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa). Served during the Zulu War; C.B. 27 Nov 1879, South Africa Medal with “1879” clasp; Served in the 1st Boer War where he was present at Laings Nek, promoted K.C.B. 24 May 1881
Jun 1879 Appointed A.D.C. to Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Jun 1879 to Jun 1882)
1880 His wife, Lucy, died at Simonstown
30 Mar 1882 Captain on HMS Thalia (Corvette, Particular Service) returning to England after the exchange of crews with “Boadicea”
9 Jun 1882 Promoted to Rear-Admiral and appointed Junior Naval Lord at the Admiralty
May 1885 Rear Admiral on HMS Bacchante (Flagship, East Indies Station) during the Burma War
25 Oct 1888 Promoted to Vice-Admiral
29 Nov 1890 Vice-Admiral on HMS Imperieuse (Flagship, China Station)
June 1892, Selected as Second Naval Lord at the Admiralty
1 Sep 1893 Promoted to Admiral
Nov 1893 Selected as First Naval Lord at the Admiralty
28 Jun 1895 Appointed G.C.B.
29 Nov 1898 Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet
1899 Retired
28 Sep 1912 Died at his residence, Horton Court, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
Tom |
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| Subject: Re: HMS Boadicea Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:34 pm | |
| barry,
The surveying of the coast of Zululand in 1879 was conducted originally by Commodore Sullivan (Richards’ predecessor) in HMS Active, along with HMS Tenedos.
After “Tenedos” was grounded on a reef, Sullivan ordered HMS Forester from the West Coast of Africa to Natal to take over the surveying duties. “Forester” was a smaller ship, and more suited for getting in close to the shore. Her main task was to find a landing place which was eventually Port Durnford.
Commodore Richards sent Captain Bradshaw (HMS Shah) to go in HMS Forester "to make a more particular survey of the locality, as the Lieutenant-General commanding had in the meantime written to request I would cause an examination of the coast to be made for this purpose. Captain Bradshaw returned this morning, and his opinion being that there is a practicable landing place for fine weather at the mouth of the Emlalazi, I have communicated his report to the military authorities, and it is probable than when a military post is established, and the necessary surf boats and appliances can be obtained, an attempt will be made to land stores there. If successful, this will be a matter of very great importance to No. 1 column.” (Source: Letter of Commodore Richards to the Secretary of the Admiralty, dated May 2, 1879)
To sum it all up, the surveying of the coast was done under the direction of Commodore Richards, though not by him personally.
I hope this answers your question regarding him being the officer who surveyed the Zululand coast.
Tom
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| | | barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
| Subject: Captn Richards RN Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:27 am | |
| Hi PO Tom,
Thanks for a very useful and comprehensive answer. Yet again and Irish officer in command of a ship of the RN, and who later became, amongst many others, an Irish admiral in the RN. My questioning really stems from an interest in the survey of the mHlatuze lagoon (Richards Bay). I may come back shortly with another specific question on this.
regards
barry |
| | | kwajimu1879
Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14
| Subject: Re: HMS Boadicea Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:07 am | |
| Barry,
Just to come in here on Tom's answer.
Richard's Bay was indeed named after Frederick Richards. The name was given to it be Sub-Lieutenant J.H.W. Theed of the Forester. The name first appeared on Admiralty Chart No. 2089 published in December 1879.
There's a memorial plaque to Richards in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
kwaJimu1879 |
| | | barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
| Subject: Captn Richards RN, Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:25 am | |
| Hi Kwajimu1879
Thanks for that about St Pauls, London. I have had the recent pleasure of seeing that memorial along with Nelson's and many other OBE's and notables. That place is positively steeped in history.
thanks barry
PS ; as an aside, General Lukin's memorial is in the Anglican cathedral in Bloemfontein.
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