Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Falmouth (1910)"
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|launch=20 Sep, 1910{{DittColl|p. 45}} | |launch=20 Sep, 1910{{DittColl|p. 45}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Beardmore]]{{DittColl|p. 45}} | + | |builder=[[William Beardmore & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 45}} |
|laid=21 Feb, 1910{{Conways1906|p. 52}} | |laid=21 Feb, 1910{{Conways1906|p. 52}} | ||
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | In early 1913, she was attached to the {{UK-BS|2}}, but was to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} on 30 June. | + | In early 1913, she was attached to the {{UK-BS|2}}, but was to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} on 30 June.{{NLJul13|p. 312}} |
On 5 August, 1914, she lost two seamen to drowning - the first Royal Navy operational casualties in the [[Great War]].{{KindellROH2|p. 1}} | On 5 August, 1914, she lost two seamen to drowning - the first Royal Navy operational casualties in the [[Great War]].{{KindellROH2|p. 1}} | ||
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+ | In January, 1915, she was assigned to the newly-created {{UK-LCS|2}}, acting as flagship. In March, she would be sent over to the new {{UK-LCS|3}}. | ||
===Battle of Jutland=== | ===Battle of Jutland=== | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was one of four light cruisers of the {{UK-LCS|3}} screening the battlecruisers, operating under {{CaptRN}} [[John Douglas Edwards|John D. Edwards]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} | At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was one of four light cruisers of the {{UK-LCS|3}} screening the battlecruisers, operating under {{CaptRN}} [[John Douglas Edwards|John D. Edwards]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} | ||
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+ | Captain [[Edward Reeves]] of {{UK-Birkenhead}} reported ''Falmouth{{'}}s'' firing as being "of very short duration."<ref>Letter in BTY/6 at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library.</ref> | ||
==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Falmouth''"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Falmouth''"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|nick=Edmund P. F. G. Grant|appt=6 June, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 312}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|nick=Edmund P. F. G. Grant|appt=6 June, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 312}}<ref>Grant Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579098}} f. 461.</ref>|precBy=New Command|end=1 July, 1913<ref>Grant Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579098}} f. 461.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Douglas Edwards|nick=John D. Edwards|appt=1 December, 1913{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Trevylyan Dacres Willes Napier|nick=Trevylyan D. W. Napier|appt=1 July, 1913<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 440.</ref>|end=1 December, 1913<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 440.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue '''40383''', col F, p. 72.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-LCS|2}}}} |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Douglas Edwards|nick=John D. Edwards|appt=1 December, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 394''d''}}|end=19 August, 1916<ref>Edwards Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602536}} f. ?.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and later when the ship was lost}} | |
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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*[[Third L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | *[[Third L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falmouth_(1910)}} |
+ | * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Falmouth.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 12 November 2020
H.M.S. Falmouth (1910) | |
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Pendant Number: | 90 (1914)[1] |
Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
Laid down: | 21 Feb, 1910[3] |
Launched: | 20 Sep, 1910[4] |
Commissioned: | Sep, 1911[5] |
Torpedoed: | 19 Aug, 1916 |
Fate: | by U 63 |
Service
In early 1913, she was attached to the Second Battle Squadron, but was to join the Second Light Cruiser Squadron on 30 June.[6]
On 5 August, 1914, she lost two seamen to drowning - the first Royal Navy operational casualties in the Great War.[7]
In January, 1915, she was assigned to the newly-created Second Light Cruiser Squadron, acting as flagship. In March, she would be sent over to the new Third Light Cruiser Squadron.
Battle of Jutland
At the Battle of Jutland, she was one of four light cruisers of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron screening the battlecruisers, operating under Captain John D. Edwards.[8]
Captain Edward Reeves of Birkenhead reported Falmouth's firing as being "of very short duration."[9]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[10]
Falmouth was lost before she could be fitted with a director.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund P. F. G. Grant, 6 June, 1911[12][13] – 1 July, 1913[14]
- Commodore, Second Class Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 1 July, 1913[15] – 1 December, 1913[16][17] (and in command of Second Light Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain John D. Edwards, 1 December, 1913[18] – 19 August, 1916[19] (in command at the Battle of Jutland and later when the ship was lost)
See Also
- Third L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 1.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
- ↑ Letter in BTY/6 at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 440.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1913. Issue 40383, col F, p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. ?.
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