H.M.S. Essex (1901)
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| H.M.S. Essex (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 51 (1914) 62 (Jan 1918) N.38 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898-99 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1900[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Mar, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | to Slough T.C.[8] |
H.M.S. Essex was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Service
Essex was first commissioned on 22 March 1904 and was added to the Second Cruiser Squadron.
An artificer recalled his time in Essex, apparently in 1909-11, as one marked by an unfortunate stigma:[9]
She was a hot-bed of sodomy. When we used to go ashore up Queen's Street, if a Seaman or a Stoker went along with Essex on his cap, the harlots used to put their aprons over their sterns as a sign of disgust.
Essex joined the Fourth Cruiser Squadron some time in 1913.
Essex joined the Seventh Cruiser Squadron around June, 1915. Shortly thereafter, she joined Cruiser Force I (also known as 9 C.S.).
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John E. Bearcroft, 22 March, 1904[10]
- Captain Richard B. Farquhar, 14 September, 1904[11][12] – 7 March, 1906
- Captain Claud A. W. Hamilton, 20 March, 1906[13] – 1 March, 1907
- Captain Robert J. Prendergast, 1 March, 1907[14] – 25 January, 1908[15]
- Captain Robert F. Scott, 25 January, 1908[16] – 30 May, 1908[17]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 30 May, 1908[18] – 24 March, 1909[19]
- Captain The Hon. Victor A. Stanley, 24 March, 1909[20][21] – 26 September, 1911[22]
- Captain John F. E. Green, 26 September, 1911[23][24] – 2 October, 1912[25]
- Captain Hugh J. Tweedie, 17 November, 1913[26] – 31 December, 1914[27]
- Captain Hugh D. R. Watson, 1 January, 1914[28] – 21 May, 1916[29]
- Captain Richard Hyde, 21 May, 1916[30] – 23 August, 1916[31]
- Commander (retired) Pieter G. V. Van der Byl, 15 March, 1917[32] – 26 November, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Baynham. Men from the Dreadnoughts. p. 154.
- ↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 309.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 309.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 501.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 501.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 310.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 308.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393t.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 272.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393o.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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