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''Swiftsure'' was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.{{NLApr14|p. 379}} | ''Swiftsure'' was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.{{NLApr14|p. 379}} | ||
At 3am on the night of 28 January 1915, while in the Suez Canal supporting ground forces, ''Swiftsure'' switched on her searchlights to engage enemies attacking a friendly outpost. She opened fire with 7.5-in lyddite shells at 7.05am, ceasing fire at 7.40 when the enemy retreated.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-01-HMS_Swiftsure.htm Transcribed ships log].</ref> | |||
On 10 August, 1915, a gun aboard ''Swiftsure'' accidentally fired and caused casualties on a transport. A Court of Enquiry found that gunnery {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert Winthrop Swithinbank]] had permitted the gun to remain loaded after the gun crew had fallen out. He received an expression of the Vice-Admiral's dissatisfaction with his neglect of duty.<ref>Swithinbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/49.|}} f. ?.</ref> | On 10 August, 1915, a gun aboard ''Swiftsure'' accidentally fired and caused casualties on a transport. A Court of Enquiry found that gunnery {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert Winthrop Swithinbank]] had permitted the gun to remain loaded after the gun crew had fallen out. He received an expression of the Vice-Admiral's dissatisfaction with his neglect of duty.<ref>Swithinbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/49.|}} f. ?.</ref> |
Revision as of 16:15, 11 December 2020
H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903) | |
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Pendant Number: | P.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
Ordered: | Purchased 3 Dec, 1903[3] |
Laid down: | 26 Feb, 1902[4] |
Launched: | 12 Jan, 1903[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1904[6] |
Sold: | 18 Jun, 1920[7] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Swiftsure was originally built for Chile as Constitucion; she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[8] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.
Service
Swiftsure was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.[9]
At 3am on the night of 28 January 1915, while in the Suez Canal supporting ground forces, Swiftsure switched on her searchlights to engage enemies attacking a friendly outpost. She opened fire with 7.5-in lyddite shells at 7.05am, ceasing fire at 7.40 when the enemy retreated.[10]
On 10 August, 1915, a gun aboard Swiftsure accidentally fired and caused casualties on a transport. A Court of Enquiry found that gunnery Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbert Winthrop Swithinbank had permitted the gun to remain loaded after the gun crew had fallen out. He received an expression of the Vice-Admiral's dissatisfaction with his neglect of duty.[11]
Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[12] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[13]
Alterations
In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[14]
In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ernest J. Fleet, 21 June, 1904[16] – 22 September, 1905
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 22 September, 1905[17] – 1 July, 1906[18]
- Captain Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 17 July, 1906[19] – 6 August, 1908[20]
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 5 August, 1908[21][22] – 14 February, 1910[23]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 8 February, 1910[24][25]
- Captain Robert S. P. Hornby, 19 January, 1912[26] – 14 May, 1912[27]
- Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt, 2 July, 1912[28]
- Commander Geoffrey Hopwood, 27 August, 1912 – 14 February, 1913 (temporary)
- Commander Arthur B. S. Dutton, 1 March, 1913[29] – 17 March, 1913[30] (temporary)
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 19 March, 1913[31] – April, 1913[32]
- Captain Herbert J. T. Marshall, 25 March, 1913[33] – c. 24 April, 1913[34]
- Captain Raymond A. Nugent, 25 April, 1913[35] – 14 April, 1914[36][37]
- Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, 14 April, 1914[38] – 11 August, 1915
- Captain Henry F. G. Talbot, 10 August, 1915[39][40] – 26 April, 1917[41]
- Commander R.N.R. Francis J. Stenson, 9 November, 1917[42] (and for command of Hibernia)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ Transcribed ships log.
- ↑ Swithinbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 283 of 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 381.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
- ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 380.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ Marshall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/110. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
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).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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