1879 H.M.S. BACCHANTE two letters Admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott R.N

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1879 H.M.S. BACCHANTE two letters Admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott R.N
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1879 H.M.S. Bacchante, two letters Admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott R.N, one headed "Cowes", dated August 11th, to a Captain Burgess, requesting details of the new American compressed material to have new cushions made for the boat, he understands they are more buoyant than the Cork ones lasting 24 hours more. The second letter saying he finds the Dock Yard Officials have got granulated cork instead of the American Compressed material that was shown at the Institution about the month of June, and wishes to no were he can obtain it from.
Presume he was wanting this done as extra buoyancy aids for Prince George (the future King George V) and Albert who were about to come on board as part of the crew. The two oldest sons of the Prince of Wales had entered the navy in 1877, and by 1879 it had been decided by the Royal Family and the Government that the two should undertake a cruise. They were assigned to Bacchante, which was then part of a squadron intended to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire. Queen Victoria was concerned that the Bacchante might sink, drowning her grandchildren. Confident in their ship, the Admiralty sent Bacchante through a gale to prove she was sturdy enough to weather storms. The Princes, with their tutor John Neale Dalton, duly came aboard on 17 September 1879. The Bacchante was to be their home for the next three years
Admiral Lord Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott, GCB (20 October 1839 – 21 August 1911) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Naval career
Born the fourth son of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, Charles Montagu Douglas Scott was educated at Radley College and joined the Royal Navy in 1853. He saw service in the Black Sea in 1855 during the Crimean War. He also took part in the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 during the Second Opium War and served with the Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
He was given command of HMS Narcissus in 1875,
HMS Bacchante in 1879
and HMS Agincourt in 1885. In 1887 became he became Captain of Chatham Dockyard and then in 1889 he was made Commander of the Australia Station. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1900. He retired in 1904.
He was advanced to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list
He lived at Boughton House near Kettering in Northamptonshire.
Family
In 1883 he married Ada Mary Ryan; they went on to have two sons
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1879 H.M.S. Bacchante, two letters Admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott R.N, one headed "Cowes", dated August 11th, to a Captain Burgess, requesting details of the new American compressed material to have new cushions made for the boat, he understands they are more buoyant than the Cork ones lasting 24 hours more. The second letter saying he finds the Dock Yard Officials have got granulated cork instead of the American Compressed material that was shown at the Institution about the month of June, and wishes to no were he can obtain it from.Presume he was wanting this done as extra buoyancy aids for Prince George (the future King George V) and Albert who were about to come on board as part of the crew. The two oldest sons of the Prince of Wales had entered the navy in 1877, and by 187
Ships Name
H.M.S.BACCHANTE
Related Interests
Prince George & Albert
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
England
Royal
Victoria (1837-1901)
England County
Isle of Wight
City/Town/Village/Place
Cowes
Family Surname
Scott
Royalty
UK Royalty
Era
1871-1880
Year
1879
Document Type
Manuscript Letter