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Revision as of 10:25, 19 May 2014
| H.M.S. Forth (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Dec, 1884[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Oct, 1886[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1889[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Forth completed as one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class in 1889, but served in the Great War as a submarine depot ship.
Service
She completed conversion to a sea-going submarine depot ship in August 1904.[5] In July 1914, she was attached to the Third Submarine Flotilla for the Test Mobilisation.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Wilfrid Tomkinson, 12 January, 1912[7]
- Commander Gilbert H. Kellett, 15 November, 1917[8]
- Commander (S) Brownlow V. Layard, February, 1919[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 775.
Bibliography
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