H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)
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| H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 3 Dec, 1903[3] |
| Laid down: | 26 Feb, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Jan, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 18 Jun, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Swiftsure was originally built for Chile as Constitucion; she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[8] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.
Service
Swiftsure was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.[9]
Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[10] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[11]
Alterations
In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[12]
In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ernest J. Fleet, 21 June, 1904[14]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 22 September, 1905[15] – 1 July, 1906[16]
- Captain Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 17 July, 1906[17] – 6 August, 1908[18]
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 5 August, 1908[19][20] – 14 February, 1910[21]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 8 February, 1910[22]
- Captain Robert S. P. Hornby, 19 January, 1912[23] – 14 May, 1912[24]
- Captain Guy R. A. Gaunt, 2 July, 1912[25]
- Commander Arthur B. S. Dutton, 1 March, 1913[26] – 17 March, 1913[27] (temporary)
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 19 March, 1913[28] – April, 1913[29]
- Captain Raymond A. Nugent, 25 April, 1913[30] – 14 April, 1914[31][32]
- Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, 14 April, 1914[33] – mid 1915
- Captain Henry F. G. Talbot, 10 August, 1915[34] – 26 April, 1917
- Commander R.N.R. Francis J. Stenson, 9 November, 1917[35] (and for command of Hibernia)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 283 of 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 381.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Galloway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 139/276.
- ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
- ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Thursby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 658.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 161.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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