H.M.S. Hannibal (1896)
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Laid down: | 1 May, 1894 |
| Launched: | 28 April, 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May, 1898 |
| Sold: | 28 January, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Italy |
H.M.S. Hannibal was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the sixth warship of the Royal Navy to be named after the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Career
Hannibal was launched on 28 April, 1896, by Mrs. Laurie, the wife of General John W. Laurie, the Member of Parliament for Pembroke and Haverfordwest.[1] She commissioned at Portsmouth on 10 May, 1898, Captain Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart., in command.[2]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[3]
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 6 minutes, 59 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry V. W. Elliott, 11 August, 1908.[5]
- Captain John F. Grant-Dalton, 28 July, 1914.[6]
- Captain Philip Streatfeild, 8 September, 1915.[7]
- Captain George Augustus Giffard,
- Captain Arthur Hayes-Sadler,
- Captain Gerald Walter Russell,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 April, 1896. Issue 34877, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue 35513, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394l.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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