H.M.S. Argyll (1904)
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| H.M.S. Argyll (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 80 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Sep, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 3 Mar, 1904[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1905[6] |
| Wrecked: | 28 Oct, 1915[7] |
Service and Alterations
Argyll was completed at Devonport on 30 January, 1906. By early 1908, she was with the First Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet,[8] underoging a refit from 1 January 1908 to 13 February.[9]
That year, she was one of just nine ship equipped with "C" Tune wireless equipment, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[10]
The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910. By mid-1911, she was part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron with the Atlantic Fleet.[11]
Argyll was recommissioned at Devonport on 5 March, 1912.[12] In mid-1913, she was serving with the Third Cruiser Squadron.[13] It was decided at this juncture to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary wireless set for her.[14]
She was involved in some manner of collision on 10 September, 1914.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 27 December, 1905[16] – 29 January, 1906[17]
- Captain Robert H. Johnston Stewart, 30 January, 1906[18] – 20 March, 1906[19]
- Captain Stuart Nicholson, 20 March, 1906[20] – 22 March, 1906[21] (temporary)
- Captain Charles E. Anson, 24 March, 1906[22] – 12 March, 1907[23]
- Captain Reginald A. Allenby, 12 March, 1907[24][25] – 24 March, 1909[26]
- Captain Cecil F. Lambert, 24 March, 1909[27][28] – 13 December, 1910[29]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 24 November, 1910[30][31] – 1 May, 1912[32]
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 1 May, 1912[33][34] – 22 June, 1914[35]
- Captain James C. Tancred, 22 June, 1914[36] – 28 October, 1915[37] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 279.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series. p. 1.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 61.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
- ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
- ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 32.
- ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 647.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 279.
- ↑ Allenby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
- ↑ Allenby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42 f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 279.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 477.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 477.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 279.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392d.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 44.
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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