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− | + | <div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''General Craufurd'' (1915)|fate2= | |
+ | |comm=Aug, 1915{{Conways1906|p. 45}} | ||
+ | |fatedate=9 May, 1921{{DittColl|p. 103}} | ||
+ | |order= | ||
+ | |name=General Craufurd | ||
+ | |launch=8 Jul, 1915{{DittColl|p. 103}} | ||
+ | |builder=[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast{{Conways1906|p. 45}} | ||
+ | |laid=9 Jan, 1915{{Conways1906|p. 45}} | ||
+ | |fate=Sold | ||
+ | |pend=M.05 (Apr 1915)<br>M.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 103}} | ||
+ | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | + | ==Service== | |
− | [[ | + | ''Craufurd{{'}}s'' First Lieutenant and Gunnery officer from July, 1918 was Lieutenant [[Frank Henderson Pegram]]. |
− | [[ | + | |
+ | On 8 August 1918, {{UK-Gorgon}} collided with ''General Craufurd''. Captain [[Charles Arthur Robertson-Scott|Scott]] of ''Gorgon'' was subjected to a Court of Enquiry, but no undue fallout affected him, however, and he remained in command of the monitor until 30 July, 1919.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603455}} f. 207.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The monitor paid off at Chatham on 17 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 779}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Captains== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''General Craufurd''"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Edward Altham|nick=Edward Altham|appt=20 June, 1915{{NLNov17|p. 393''z''}}|end=29 April, 1918|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ralph Stuart Wykes-Sneyd|nick=Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd|appt=29 April, 1918<ref>Wykes-Sneyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.}} f. 164.</ref>|end=14 September, 1919<ref>Wykes-Sneyd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.}} f. 164.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Neston William Diggle|nick=Neston W. Diggle|appt=2 May, 1918|end=24 June, 1918|note=temporary}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_General_Craufurd_(1915)}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | <small> | ||
+ | *{{Buxton}} | ||
+ | </small> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:General Craufurd}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{CatShipMonitor|UK}} |
Latest revision as of 21:06, 30 April 2020
H.M.S. General Craufurd (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | M.05 (Apr 1915) M.03 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Harland & Wolff, Belfast[2] |
Laid down: | 9 Jan, 1915[3] |
Launched: | 8 Jul, 1915[4] |
Commissioned: | Aug, 1915[5] |
Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
Service
Craufurd's First Lieutenant and Gunnery officer from July, 1918 was Lieutenant Frank Henderson Pegram.
On 8 August 1918, Gorgon collided with General Craufurd. Captain Scott of Gorgon was subjected to a Court of Enquiry, but no undue fallout affected him, however, and he remained in command of the monitor until 30 July, 1919.[7]
The monitor paid off at Chatham on 17 May, 1920.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Edward Altham, 20 June, 1915[9] – 29 April, 1918
- Captain Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd, 29 April, 1918[10] – 14 September, 1919[11]
- Captain Neston W. Diggle, 2 May, 1918 – 24 June, 1918 (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Scott Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/203. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 779.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393z.
- ↑ Wykes-Sneyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 164.
- ↑ Wykes-Sneyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 164.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
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