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Revision as of 19:48, 3 April 2017

H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 16 Mar, 1873[2]
Launched: 24 Mar, 1874[3]
Completed: 11 Sep, 1874[4]
Broken up: 1924[5]

The torpedo vessel H.M.S. Vesuvius was completed for the Royal Navy in 1874.

Design & Construction

Vesuvius was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry Whitehead torpedoes, being equipped to carry up to ten.[6]

Machinery

With no funnel and machinery designed for a quiet delivery of a modest 9.7 knots, this vessel might have proven a stealthy attacker at night.

Armament

Service

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
  6. ↑ Kemp. H.M. Destroyers. p. 8.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1875). p. 182.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 237.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 262.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 264.
  11. ↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
  12. ↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 307.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 309a.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 309a.
  16. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
  17. ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
  18. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
  19. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 392.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 392.
  22. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  23. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  24. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 392.
  26. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  27. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 392.
  29. ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
  30. ↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62. Day of month taken from predecessor's date of discharge.
  31. ↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.
  34. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  35. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  36. ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
  37. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  38. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

Bibliography

  • 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).


Torpedo Vessel H.M.S. Vesuvius


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