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| H.M.S. Cressy (1899) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.40 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Oct, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Dec, 1899[5] |
| Commissioned: | 28 May, 1901[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 22 Sep, 1914[7] |
| Fate: | Sunk by U.9 |
Career
Cressy was commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 May, 1901, by Captain Henry M. T. Tudor for service on the China Station.[8]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in the astonishing time of 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 28 May, 1901.[10]
- Captain Thomas Jackson, 21 May, 1907.[11]
- Captain William F. Blunt, unknown.
- Captain Robert Warren Johnson, in command when she was sunk September 22, 1914.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 May, 1901. Issue 36465, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 May, 1901. Issue 36462, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 297.
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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