H.M.S. Liverpool (1909)
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| H.M.S. Liverpool (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 44 (1914) 80 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 Feb, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Oct, 1909[4] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[6] |
H.M.S. Liverpool was one of five Bristol class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1910.
Service
She recommissioned on 14 March 1913 to join Second Fleet at Portsmouth. In July, she was ordered to join the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.[7]
At the outbreak of war, she was under the command of Captain Edward Reeves.[8]
In November, 1915, the ship was temporarily attached to the Grand Fleet.[9]
Paid off in charge of Naval Shipkeeping Party at Devonport on 31 March, 1920.[10]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 1 June, 1910[12]
- Captain Charles H. Morgan, 9 August, 1910[13][14] – 9 January, 1912[15]
- Captain Charles B. Miller, 9 January, 1912[16][17] – 9 July, 1913[18]
- Captain Edward Reeves, 9 July, 1913[19][20] – 21 July, 1915[21]
- Captain Gerald W. Vivian, 14 September, 1915[22][23] – September, 1917[24]
- Captain George N. Tomlin, September, 1917[25] – 28 March, 1919[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). pp. 340-1.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 802.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 340.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ Miller Service REcord. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ Miller Service REcord. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/382. f. 456.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 340.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ Reeves Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395w.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
- ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 833.
- ↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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