H.M.S. London (1899)
| H.M.S. London (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 70 (1914) 81 (Jan 1918) N.41 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898-99 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 21 Sep, 1899[5] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Jun, 1902 |
| Sold: | 4 Jun, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. London was completed in mid-1902, one of five battleships in her class.
Service
On 6 June, 1902, the London was inspected by Rear-Admiral Pelham Aldrich (Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard) and passed into the Fleet Reserve. The following day she was commissioned at Portsmouth on 7 June, 1902, by Captain James E. C. Goodrich. It was announced that she would fly the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, Sir Charles Hotham, at the planned Naval Review to mark the coronation of King Edward VII, and then proceed to the Mediterranean Station.[7] In the end, the Naval Review wasn't held, and London was ordered to the Mediterranean on 3 July.[8]
London collided with a ship named Don Benito on 11 May, 1912 in dense fog. A Court of Inquiry called into question the controversial reliance on sound signalling in this incident.[9] She was reduced at Sheerness on 13 May, 1912.[10]
She recommissioned at Devonport on 18 February 1914.[11]
In April and May 1915, she was helping bombard shore positions at Gallipoli. On 10 October, she reported on her methods of indicating the point of aim.[12]
London paid off on 27 October, 1916.[13] She recommissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1918.[14]
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that London receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain James E. C. Goodrich, 7 June, 1902[16]
- Captain Philip F. Tillard, August, 1903[17]
- Captain Julian C. A. Wilkinson, August, 1905[18]
- Captain William O. Story, 7 April, 1907[19]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 1 February, 1908[20]
- Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill, 2 June, 1908[21]
- Captain James C. Ley, 1 October, 1908[22]
- Captain A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 8 February, 1910[23]
- Captain Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 26 August, 1910[24]
- Captain Ernest H. Grafton, 14 May, 1912[25]
- Captain Thomas W. Kemp, 15 September, 1913[26]
- Captain John G. Armstrong, 18 February, 1914[27]
- Captain Adrian H. Smyth, 13 June, 1918[28]
- Captain George P. England, 28 February, 1919[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 June, 1902. Issue 36788, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 July, 1902. Issue 36809, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 302 of 20 June 1913.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 341.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8440/335, Enclosure 2.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395ww.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 834.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "283.—Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760—Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.—6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 535.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
- ↑ Ley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 74.
- ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
- ↑ Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 341.
- ↑ Kemp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 834.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 834.
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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