Inter-Port (Command) Field Gun Competition Results
1900 - 1999

Naval Brigade
Display only with 4.7" Gun, 12lb-ers & Maxim Guns

Display only
(Tournament extended from 15 to 17 days)

1st Competition
Display between two crews

Inter-Command Challenge Cup first awarded

Competition started with currently known track layout

6 Crews compete:

Portsmouth (Excellent & Victory), Chatham (2 x Pembroke)

& Devonport (2 x Vivid)

Crew with Lowest Aggregate Time wins the Competition

No Royal Tournament due to World War 1

Last time individual Fastest Time Prizes awarded

HMS Vivid
Devonport

Aggregate, & Fastest Time Cups Introduced

HMS Pembroke,

2nd Place -

HMS Pembroke 'B'

HMS Pembroke 'A'

HMS Pembroke 'A'

Course altered to one wall, for this year only!

HMS Pembroke 'A'

7 Crews - HMS's Excellent; Victory; Pembroke x 2; Vivid x 2; & Royal Marines - 1st time 3 x Trophies to 1 crew!

HMS Vivid 'A'
Devonport

HMS Vivid 'A'
Devonport

HMS Vivid 'A'
Devonport

HMS Pembroke

HMS Pembroke 'B'

HMS Pembroke 'B'

HMS Pembroke

HMS Pembroke 'B'

HMS Pembroke

HMS Vivid
Devonport

HMS Pembroke

4 Crews - HMS's Portsmouth; Chatham; Devonport; & Royal Marines

HMS Pembroke Chatham

HMS Pembroke Chatham

4 Crews - HMS's Portsmouth; Chatham; Devonport; & Royal Marines

HMS Pembroke

HMS Pembroke

4 Crews - HMS's Portsmouth; Chatham; Devonport; & Royal Marines (their Final Year?)

HMS Pembroke

HMS Pembroke

4 Crews - HMS's Portsmouth; Chatham; Devonport; and a Stokers Crew

RNB Chatham

Devonport Seamenort(new Record)

No Field Gun Competition, or Display at the Royal Tournament

Reason, as yet , unknown???

Note from Royal Tournament Programme: "Since the 1935 record was set up the Spars used have been increased in weight for Safety reasons. This additional weight operates against faster times being achieved!"

6 Crews - a Seaman Crew & a Stokers Crew for each Command - Portsmouth, Chatham & Devonport

(RNB) Chatham Stokers

Chatham Seamen

RNB Chatham (new record)

6 Crews - a Seaman Crew & a Stokers Crew for each Command - Portsmouth, Chatham & Devonport

Devonport

Devonport Stokerst(new Record)

6 Crews - a Seaman Crew & a Stokers Crew for each Command - Portsmouth, Chatham & Devonport

Devonport

No Royal Tournament due to World War 2

First Naval Air Command Crew

(12 Runs each crew)

Devonportort(new Record)

22

Naval Air Command(new Record)

Naval Air Command(new Record)

21

Portsmouth
(new Record)

Portsmouth
(new Record)

Final Olympia

23

Portsmouth
(new Record)

Naval Air Command(new Record)

First Earls Court

22

Devonport

19

Devonport

Chatham

Addition of

Bronze Medals

Devonport

23

Devonport

Devonport

Devonportort(new Record)

24
Max.

Devonportort(new Record)

Devonportort(new Record)

Devonport

20

Devonport

Devonport

20

Devonport

Devonport

Devonport

F. A. A.

21

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

50th Anniversary of Field Gun Competition

19

Portsmouth
(new Record)

Devonport

22

Devonport

Devonportort(new Record)

21

Devonportort(new Record)

Air Command(new Record)

Devonport

Final year for 4th Crew - Chatham

22

Air Command(new Record)

Air Command(new Record)

Only Three Crews compete (16 Runs each)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

23

F.A.A.
(new Record)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

3 minute barrier broken

F.A.A.
(new Record)

28

Devonportort(new Record)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

Devonport

26

Devonport

F. A. A.

Copenhagen Cup  presented (in Copenhagen)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

30

F.A.A.
(new Record)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

Copenhagen Cup first presented to 'B' Crews

F. A. A.

27

F.A.A.
(new Record)

Devonport

Devonport

(may be
F. A. A.)

F.A.A.
(new Record - max points)

32

F. A. A.

F.A.A.
(new Record)

F. A. A.

26

F. A. A.

Devonport

F. A. A.

30

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

28

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

27

F. A. A.

27

F. A. A.

F.A.A.
(new Record)

27

F.A.A.
(new Record)

F.A.A.
(new Record)

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

26

F. A. A.

Portsmouth
(new Record)

F. A. A.

28

F. A. A.

27

F. A. A.

29

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

Least Penalties Cup Introduced - Plymouth Gin

Devonport

27

Devonport

Devonport

26

Devonport

Devonportort(new Record)

Devonport

F. A. A.

25

F. A. A.

F.A.A.
(new Record)

Devonport

26

Devonport

28

Portsmouth
(new Record)

The Falklands conflict depletes Manpower

F. A. A.

30

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

Devonport

31

Devonport

Devonportort(new Record)

26

Portsmouth
(new Record)

Devonport

26

Devonport

F. A. A.

26

27

F. A. A.

28

Devonport

F. A. A.

Devonport

25

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

29

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

30

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

30

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

RT reduced to 2 weeks, so only 14 Competition Runs each

Devonport

22

Devonport

Devonport

Devonport

26

Devonport

F. A. A.

22

F. A. A.

F. A. A.

Devonport

22

Devonport

F. A. A.

25

Devonport

23

Devonport

Devonport

Royal Tournament extended for Final Year (16 Runs each Crew)

Devonport

29

Devonport

Devonportort(new Record)

Killed off by a Very Short-Sighted Government & Civil Service!!!