H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
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| H.M.S. Lancaster (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 71 (1914) 78 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1900-01 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Mar, 1901[4] |
| Launched: | 22 Mar, 1902[5] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Apr, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 3 Mar, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward[8] |
H.M.S. Lancaster was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Service
On 3 February, 1911, she collided with the armoured cruiser Aboukir while operating with the Sixth Cruiser Squadron. It was determined that Rear-Admiral Douglas Austin Gamble was at fault.[9]
Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 5 April, 1904[11] – 1 March, 1905[12]
- Captain Henry L. Tottenham, 2 March, 1905[13] – 19 March, 1906 (the for first 23 days, on passage)
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 20 March, 1906[14] – 6 April, 1908[15]
- Captain Sydney R. Fremantle, 7 April, 1908[16] – 1 January, 1910[17]
- Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill, 1 January, 1910[18][19] – 4 November, 1912[20]
- Captain Warren H. D'Oyly, 5 November, 1912[21][22] – 29 July, 1915[23]
- Captain John R. Segrave, 10 February, 1916[24][25] – 17 August, 1917[26]
- Captain Philip H. Colomb, 17 August, 1917[27] (as Commodore, Second Class, and as "Rear Admiral, Pacific")
- Captain Arthur L. Gresson, May, 1918 – August, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 507.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 338.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 338.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395j.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395t.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394y.
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).
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