H.M.S. Doris (1896)
| H.M.S. Doris (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.59 (1914) P.47 (Sep 1915) none (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 29 Aug, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 3 Mar, 1896[5] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Nov, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 20 Feb, 1919[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Doris was commissioned in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In mid-1913, she was operating with the Third Fleet out of Devonport.[8]
Early in the war, she was part of the Eleventh Cruiser Squadron, which was itself part of the Third Fleet.
Radio
In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine not noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]
Alterations
In 1902 the ship was rearmed with a single calibre main battery of 6-in B.L. guns in place of the existing mixed battery of 6-in and 4.7-in Q.F. guns. [10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry L. F. Royle, 15 June, 1897 – 29 July, 1897 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain George Le C. Egerton, 29 December, 1897[11] – 9 June, 1898[12]
- Captain Reginald C. Prothero, 27 April, 1898[13] – 31 May, 1901[14]
- Captain William L. Grant, 4 January, 1901[15] – 16 March, 1901[16]
- Captain Frederick R. W. Morgan, May, 1902[17] – 9 June, 1904[18]
- Captain Arthur W. Ewart, 10 June, 1904[19][20] – 27 November, 1906[21]
- Captain Stuart St. J. Farquhar, 27 November, 1906[22] – 27 November, 1908[23]
- Captain Spencer A. Hickley, 27 November, 1908[24][25] – July, 1910[26]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 19 July, 1910[27][28] – 8 December, 1911[29]
- Captain Philip Streatfeild, 7 December, 1911[30] – 28 August, 1913[31]
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 6 September, 1913[32] – 15 May, 1914[33]
- Commander Seymour F. Rowe, 20 June, 1914[34] – 1 August, 1914[35][36]
- Captain Frank Larken, 1 August, 1914[37] – c. 9 October, 1917[Inference]
- Captain Thomas L. Goldie, 9 October, 1917[38] – 22 December, 1918
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot:[39]
- two 18-in Mark IV torpedoes, one H.B. type from R.G.F. and one S.L. type from Whitehead
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 5 minutes, 4 seconds in one trial and 5:12 in a second. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[40]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 303.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
- ↑ War Vessels and Aircraft (British and Foreign) Part II (Quarterly Return) October 1915 The National Archives. ADM 186/15. p. 9.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 16.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 16.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 April, 1898. Issue 35500, col B, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, June 1, 1901, Issue 36470, p.8.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 37.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 303.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 302.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 301
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 302.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 108.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 108.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 302.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 303.
- ↑ Streatfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/260. ff. 285, 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 303.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393e.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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