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As part of the Channel Fleet, ''Hampshire'' started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.</ref>
 
As part of the Channel Fleet, ''Hampshire'' started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.</ref>
  
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She completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 5 December, 1911.  In mid-1913, she was on the China Station.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 321-2.</ref>
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She completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 5 December, 1911.   
  
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], ''Hampshire'' was one of eight cruisers deployed 16 miles ahead of the battle fleet, and was acting as the linking ship for communications.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 15}}
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Captain [[Cuthbert Edward Hunter|Hunter]] grounded ''Hampshire'' at Aden in February, 1913 through a "lack of proper forecaution."<ref>Hunter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 372.</ref>
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In mid-1913, she was on the China Station.{{NLJul13|p. 321-2}}
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], ''Hampshire'' was commanded by Captain [[Herbert John Savill]], one of eight cruisers deployed sixteen miles ahead of the battle fleet. She was acting as the linking ship for communications.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 15}}
  
 
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.]], July 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.|appt=15 July, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 322}}<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>|end=20 August, 1907<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 202.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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*Captain [[George Alexander Ballard|George A. Ballard]], 20 August, 1907.<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 65.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Alexander Ballard|nick=George A. Ballard|appt=20 August, 1907{{NLJan10|p. 323}}<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 65.</ref>|end=31 December, 1909<ref>Ballard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 65.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Stanhope Hawke|The Honourable]], December 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stanhope Hawke|nick=The Hon. Stanhope Hawke|appt=31 December, 1909<ref>Hawke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 225.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 322}}|end=18 April, 1911<ref>Hawke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 225.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Henry George Glas Sandeman|Henry G. G. Sandeman]], 18 April, 1911.<ref>Sandeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 4.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry George Glas Sandeman|nick=Henry G. G. Sandeman|appt=18 April, 1911<ref>Sandeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 4.</ref>|end=5 December, 1911<ref>Sandeman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 4.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Cuthbert Edward Hunter|Cuthbert E. Hunter]], December 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cuthbert Edward Hunter|nick=Cuthbert E. Hunter|appt=5 December, 1911<ref>Hunter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 372.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 322}}|end=17 January, 1913<ref>Hunter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 372.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Marcus Rowley Hill|Marcus R. Hill]], 17 January, 1913.<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 454.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Marcus Rowley Hill|nick=Marcus R. Hill|appt=17 January, 1913<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 454.</ref>|end=January, 1914<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 454.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Henry William Grant|Henry W. Grant]], January 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 322a.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry William Grant|nick=Henry W. Grant|appt=January, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 394''m''}}|end=14 May, 1915<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/69.|D7602414}} f. 76.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Herbert John Savill|Herbert J. Savill]], 14 May, 1915<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 394''l''.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=14 May, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 394''l''}}<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|ass=17 May, 1915<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command|end=5 June, 1916{{HepperLosses|p. 64}}}}
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Hampshire (1903)
Pendant Number: 50 (Feb 1915)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2]
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Sep, 1902[4]
Launched: 24 Sep, 1903[5]
Commissioned: 15 Jul, 1905[6]
Mined: 5 Jun, 1916[7]
Fate: off the Orkneys[8]

Service

As part of the Channel Fleet, Hampshire started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.[9]

She completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 5 December, 1911.

Captain Hunter grounded Hampshire at Aden in February, 1913 through a "lack of proper forecaution."[10]

In mid-1913, she was on the China Station.[11]

At the Battle of Jutland, Hampshire was commanded by Captain Herbert John Savill, one of eight cruisers deployed sixteen miles ahead of the battle fleet. She was acting as the linking ship for communications.[12]

Radio

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  9. ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
  10. ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 321-2.
  12. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 15.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 322.
  15. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 202.
  16. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 202.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 323.
  18. ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
  19. ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
  20. ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 225.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 322.
  22. ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 225.
  23. ↑ Sandeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 4.
  24. ↑ Sandeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 4.
  25. ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 322.
  27. ↑ Hunter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 372.
  28. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  29. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394m.
  31. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/69. f. 76.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394l.
  33. ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  34. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 64.

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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