H.M.S. Hogue (1900)
| H.M.S. Hogue (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.59 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 14 Jul, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 13 Aug, 1900[5] |
| Commissioned: | 19 Nov, 1902[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 22 Sep, 1914[7] |
| Fate: | by U 9 |
Completed in late 1902, H.M.S. Hogue was one of six Cressy class cruisers. Obsolete by the time of war, she was infamously one of three cruisers sunk by U.9 in a single hour.
Service
Details as to her steam trials, which went "without a hitch" and showed she could average over 22 knots despite a nominal top speed of 21 knots were published in The Times in December, 1901.[8] She passed into the Steam Reserve on 16 September, 1902.[9]
The ship suffered an explosion in Devonport Dockyard on 26 October, 1909 that killed at least one stoker and seriously wounded others.[10]
At the outbreak of the Great War, Hogue joined Cruiser Force F of the Channel Fleet before being sent to Queenstown and then Cruiser Force C.[11]
The number of officers and men killed in her loss was 376[12] or 378[13] depending on source.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John L. Marx, 19 November, 1902[14][15] – 21 May, 1904[16]
- Captain Edward G. Shortland, 27 October, 1904[17][18] – 2 May, 1906[19]
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 3 May, 1906[20] – 14 May, 1906[21]
- Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge, 15 May, 1906[22] – 19 December, 1906[23]
- Captain Evelyn R. Le Marchant, 20 December, 1906[24] – 10 May, 1908[25]
- Captain Thomas W. Kemp, 11 May, 1908[26] – 26 August, 1908
- Captain Charles W. Keighly-Peach, December, 1909[27][28] – 17 March, 1912[29]
- Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 22 April, 1912[30] – 19 August, 1912[31]
- Commander Reginald A. Norton, 19 September, 1913 – August, 1914[Inference] (service record indicates he remained aboard through sinking)
- Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson, August, 1914[32] – 22 September, 1914[33] (vessel lost under his command)
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 57 seconds from her starboard tube and in 6 minutes 20 seconds from port. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[34]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 20, 1901; pg. 5; Issue 36643.
- ↑ Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1902–1903. p. 42.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 30, 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39104.
- ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume X. p. 11.
- ↑ CWGC Search Results.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 104/145. ff. 18-19, 43-51.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 20 November, 1902. Issue 36930, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 October, 1904. Issue 37522, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ Shortland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 362.
- ↑ Shortland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 362.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moggridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 497.
- ↑ Moggridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 497.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Le Marchant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 287/578.
- ↑ Kemp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 420.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 327.
- ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 239.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
- Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1902–1903. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1904.
- 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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