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''Vulcan'' converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.{{CN}}
''Vulcan'' converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.{{CN}}


She served with the {{UK-SF|7}} 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.{{DittColl|p. 292}}
In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the {{UK-SF|7}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 395a.</ref>
 
She continued serving with the {{UK-SF|7}} 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.{{DittColl|p. 292}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given.
Dates of appointment given.
* {{CaptRN}} [[Robert Warren Johnson]], 5 January, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 395a.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 20:56, 16 July 2013

H.M.S. Vulcan (1889)
Pendant Number: N.70 (1914)
N.4A (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 18 Jun, 1888[3]
Launched: 13 Jun, 1889[4]
Sold: Sep, 1955[5]

H.M.S. Vulcan was completed as a second-class torpedo boat carrier, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War.

Service

Vulcan converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.[Citation needed]

In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the Seventh Submarine Flotilla.[6]

She continued serving with the Seventh Submarine Flotilla 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 106.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  6. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 395a.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 395a.

Bibliography

  • 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).