HMS Northampton Crews

[kc]

Here are a few crew photos we recently added from HMS Northampton in about the 1880s. I looked these up as we are about to add a couple more to the site from the same sort of period, so if this is of interest to you watch out for the update coming soon. Until then, here are some we put on the site a couple of months back.

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsnorthamptoncrew3002.jpg
Officers of HMS Northampton, c.1880.
John Fisher was Flag Captain of HMS Northampton from September 1879 to January 1881. Back row, left to right; Younghusband, Montgomery, Equiton?, Prettyman, Van Riddle. Front row, left to right; Fawkes, Fisher, Pae?

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsnorthamptoncrewalb3003.jpg
Crew of HMS Northampton, c.1880s.

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsnorthamptoncrewalb3007.jpg
Crew of HMS Northampton c.1880.
This photograph includes the future Admiral Lord Fisher, placing the date within September 1879 - January 1881.

[greenrw]

I was interested to find these pictures of HMS Northamton on the site.
She was my Granddads first ship. He joined the RN as a lad, "B2C" on
26th August 1898 and remained with her, until transferred as " B1C" to the "Curacoa".
Somewhere there is a photo of her, but due to its poor quality, I had dismissed the idea of posting it. However, should it be of interest in building this thread I will try to find it!
She was a training ship was`nt she?
The photos indicate that they are all young lads!
Looking forward to your additions to this thread whenever they come to hand?
Bob William Green

[maurice sheehy]

my father edward sheehy was on the 'northamton'july 1898 to oct 1898, then hms curacoa abt 1898 to 1899 and to other ships , acc. to his svc record. any pic. or other info. would be good. maurice sheehy usa. moenadna@mymtnhome.com

[qprdave]

Welcome to the forum Maurice

Small bit that I found

HMS Northampton was a Nelson class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by Robert Napier & Sons, Govan, Scotland and launched in 1876. The Nelson class were "essentially second-class ironclads". She was launched in 1876 but not commissioned until 1881.

HMS Northampton was flagship of the North America and West Indies Station until she was placed in reserve in 1886. She was hulked as a boys' training ship in 1894 and sold for breaking up in 1905 to Ward, of Morecambe.


Curacoa Steel Corvette Comus 1878 18th April 1878 Launched
Curacoa Steel Corvette Comus 1899 ? Sold

Might have more information tomorrow when everyone gets up!!!!!!!