H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914)
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| H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.80 (1914) N.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding[2] |
| Purchased: | May, 1914[3] |
| Laid down: | 7 Nov, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Sep, 1914[5] |
| Completed: | Dec, 1914[6] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1914[7] |
| Sold: | 1946[8] |
H.M.S. Ark Royal was under construction as a tramp when acquired by the Royal Navy for conversion to a seaplane carrier, entering service at the end of 1914.
Service
Ark Royal was re-commissioned on 13 December 1923 at Chatham as part of the Reserve Fleet.[9]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 April, 1928 to join the Reserve Fleet.[10]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 6 March, 1933.[11]
On 21 December 1934, she was renamed H.M.S. Pegasus so that a new carrier could take her old name.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Commander (I Gr.) Robert H. Clark-Hall, 30 October, 1914[12] – 11 December, 1915
- Commander Winstanley R. C. Moorsom, 17 December, 1915[13] – 3 June, 1916[14] (assumed command 11 January, 1916)
- Commander (retired) Cyril B. Hampshire, 3 June, 1916[15] – 8 August, 1917
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Henry N. Gilbert, 28 October, 1916[16] (unclear if he was really in command)
- Acting Commander John W. Seddon, 13 October, 1917 – 26 July, 1918[Inference]
- Acting Commander James S. Parker, 26 July, 1918 – 17 September, 1918
- Commander Philip H. Waterer, 17 September, 1918[17][18] – 12 July, 1920[19]
- Commander R. Watkins Grubb, 12 July, 1920[20][21] – c. 20 November 1920[22] (superseded "on arrival in England")
- Commander Douglas Faviell, October, 1920[23]
- Commander Francis E. Byrne, 15 March, 1923[24] – 16 March, 1925
- Commander Christopher J. F. Wood, 16 March, 1925[25][26] – 17 November, 1925[27]
- Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, 17 November, 1925[28] – 23 August, 1926[29][30]
- Captain James W. Murray, 23 August, 1926[31] – 21 November, 1926[32] (loaned to Argus for trials, returning on 17 January, 1927)
- Captain James W. Murray, 17 January, 1927[33] – 23 January, 1928[34]
- Captain John F. Finlayson, 23 January, 1928 – c. April, 1928 (temporary, ill health)
- Commander Claude L. Bate, 1 April, 1928[35][36] – 1 February, 1929[37] (in command upon reducing)
- Commander Philip Hordern, 1 February, 1929 – 30 April, 1931
- Commander Ambrose T. N. Abbay, 30 April, 1931[38][39] – 11 May, 1932[40]
- Commander Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 11 May, 1932[41][42] – 6 March, 1933[43]
- Captain Arthur D. Read, 6 March, 1933[44] – 8 March, 1934
- Captain Arthur W. La T. Bisset, 28 March, 1934[45][46] – 29 March, 1935[47]
- Captain Randolph S. G. Nicholson, 28 March, 1935[48][49] – 10 January, 1936[50]
- Captain Richard Shelley, 9 January, 1937[51][52] – 13 January, 1938[53]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.
- ↑ Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.
- ↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ Ship returned to England according to Log Book
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 216.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 02, 1933; pg. 17; Issue 46382.
- ↑ Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.
- ↑ Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 260.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
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