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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Cyril Beauchamp Hampshire|nick=Cyril B. Hampshire|appt=3 June, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 392''e''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Cyril Beauchamp Hampshire|nick=Cyril B. Hampshire|appt=3 June, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 392''e''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}} (retired)|name=Henry Norman Gilbert|nick=Henry N. Gilbert|appt=28 October, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 391''k''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}} (retired)|name=Henry Norman Gilbert|nick=Henry N. Gilbert|appt=28 October, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 391''k''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hyde Waterer|nick=Philip H. Waterer|appt=17 September, 1918{{NLJul20|p. 728}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hyde Waterer|nick=Philip H. Waterer|appt=17 September, 1918{{NLJul20|p. 728}}|end=12 July, 1920{{NLJul20|p. 728}}{{NLSep20|p. 728}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Watkins Grubb|nick=R. Watkins Grubb|appt=12 July, 1920{{NLSep20|p. 728}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Watkins Grubb|nick=R. Watkins Grubb|appt=12 July, 1920{{NLSep20|p. 728}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Faviell|nick=Douglas Faviell|appt=October, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 727}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Faviell|nick=Douglas Faviell|appt=October, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 727}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher John Frederick Wood|nick=Christopher J. F. Wood|appt=16 March, 1925<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=17 November, 1925<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher John Frederick Wood|nick=Christopher J. F. Wood|appt=16 March, 1925<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=17 November, 1925<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}} |
Revision as of 16:02, 13 February 2016
H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.80 (1914) N.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding[2] |
Purchased: | May, 1914[3] |
Laid down: | 7 Nov, 1913[4] |
Launched: | 5 Sep, 1914[5] |
Completed: | Dec, 1914[6] |
Commissioned: | Dec, 1914[7] |
Sold: | 1946[8] |
H.M.S. Ark Royal was under construction as a tramp when acquired by the Royal Navy for conversion to a seaplane carrier, entering service at the end of 1914.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Commander (I) Robert H. Clark-Hall, 30 October, 1914[9]
- Commander (retired) Cyril B. Hampshire, 3 June, 1916[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Henry N. Gilbert, 28 October, 1916[11]
- Commander Philip H. Waterer, 17 September, 1918[12] – 12 July, 1920[13][14]
- Commander R. Watkins Grubb, 12 July, 1920[15]
- Commander Douglas Faviell, October, 1920[16]
- Commander Christopher J. F. Wood, 16 March, 1925[17] – 17 November, 1925[18]
- Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, 17 November, 1925[19] – 23 August, 1926[20][21]
- Captain James W. Murray, 23 August, 1926[22] – 21 November, 1926[23] (loaned to Argus for trials, returning on 17 January, 1927)
- Captain James W. Murray, 17 January, 1927[24] – 23 January, 1928[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
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