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*Captain [[Henry Harvey Bruce|Henry H. Bruce]], 21 June, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 329.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Alexander Lowndes]], 12 February, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 812.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Alexander Lowndes]], 12 February, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 812.</ref>
  

Revision as of 07:38, 28 May 2011

H.M.S. Hercules
Career Details
Pendant Number: 54 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Palmers, Hebburn
Laid Down: 30 July, 1909
Launched: 10 May, 1910
Commissioned: 31 July, 1911
Sold: 8 November, 1921
Fate: Scrapped


Alterations

In 1913, Hercules was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[2]

By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[3]

Commanding Officers

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  3. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
  4. Navy List (December, 1914). p. 329.
  5. Navy List (December, 1918). p. 812.

Bibliography

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