H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 33 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898 Supplemental Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 19 Jul, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 13 Jul, 1901[5] |
| Completed: | Feb, 1904[6] |
| Commissioned: | 9 Feb, 1904 |
| Torpedoed: | 9 Jan, 1917[7] |
| Fate: | by U 32 near Malta[8] |
H.M.S. Cornwallis was one of six Duncan class pre-dreadnought battleships completed for the Royal Navy in 1903 and 1904.
Service
Cornwallis arrived at Portsmouth from Chatham on 16 August, 1903 to start her gun mounting trials.[9]
She recommissioned at Devonport on 13 August, 1912. In mid-1913, she was serving with the Fourth Battle Squadron.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William B. Fisher, 9 February, 1904[11] – January, 1905[Inference]
- Captain Charles H. Coke, 14 January, 1905[12][13] – 14 January, 1907[14]
- Captain W. Lowther Grant, 14 January, 1907[15][16] – 3 June, 1908[17]
- Captain William H. Baker-Baker, 4 June, 1908[18][19] – 8 August, 1910[20]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 9 August, 1910[21][22] – 6 April, 1912[23]
- Captain Frank E. C. Ryan, 5 April, 1912[24][25] – 10 January, 1914[26]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 10 January, 1914[27] – 1 May, 1914[28]
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, 1 June, 1914[29][30] – July, 1914[31]
- Captain Charles E. Le Mesurier, 16 September, 1914[32][33] – 21 January, 1915[34]
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, 21 January, 1915[35][36] – 9 January, 1917[37] (vessel lost under his command)
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.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 232.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 297.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 January, 1904. Issue 37299, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 297.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 31 December, 1904. Issue 37592, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 December, 1907. Issue 38211, col C, p. 4.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 296.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 296.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 296.
- ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 30 May, 1914. Issue 40537, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 298.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393i.
- ↑ "Vice-Admiral A. P. Davidson" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 12 February, 1930. Issue 45435, col E, pg. 16.
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).
| Duncan Class Pre-dreadnought | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albemarle | Cornwallis | Duncan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exmouth | Montagu | Russell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | London Class | Battleships (UK) | Triumph Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
