H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)
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| H.M.S. Exmouth | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Laird Brothers |
| Laid down: | 10 August, 1899 |
| Launched: | 31 August, 1901 |
| Commissioned: | June, 1903 |
| Sold: | 15 January, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Exmouth commissioned with a Portsmouth crew at Chatham on 2 June, 1903, by Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, to replace the Victorious in the Mediterranean.[1] Her Commander was Mortimer L'E. Silver, and her Gunnery Lieutenant was Frederic Dreyer, whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for the Duncan class.[2]
In Battle Practice on 1 October, 1906, Exmouth recorded sixty hits at Weymouth.
Radio
In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, 2 June, 1903.[4]
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart., 5 March, 1907.[5]
- Captain John S. Luard, 7 October, 1908.[6]
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 6 February, 1914.[7]
- Captain Francis H. Mitchell, 1 November, 1916.[8]
- Captain H. Neville Rolfe (Retired), 15 November, 1918. And for command of Albion.[9]
- Captain John de Mestre Hutchison, unknown.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 313-15.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 October, 1908. Issue 38767, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 793.
Bibliography
- Dreyer, Admiral Sir Frederic C. (1955). The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare. London: Museum Press Limited.
- 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).
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