H.M.S. Hercules (1910)
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H.M.S. Hercules | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | 54 (April, 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Palmers, Hebburn |
Laid Down: | 30 July, 1909 |
Launched: | 10 May, 1910 |
Commissioned: | 31 July, 1911 |
Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In 1913, Hercules was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[2]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[3]
Jutland
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry H. Bruce, 21 June, 1913.[4]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 23 April, 1915.[5]
- Captain Henry W. Parker, June, 1916.[6]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, 12 February, 1918.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 329.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394n.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395c.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 812.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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