H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914)

H.M.S. Ark Royal (1914)
Pendant Number:	N.80 (1914) N.07 (Jan 1918)^[1]
Builder:	Blyth Shipbuilding^[2]
Purchased:	May, 1914^[3]
Laid down:	7 Nov, 1913^[4]
Launched:	5 Sep, 1914^[5]
Completed:	Dec, 1914^[6]
Commissioned:	Dec, 1914^[7]
Sold:	1946^[8]

H.M.S. Ark Royal was under construction as a tramp when acquired by the Royal Navy for conversion to a seaplane carrier, entering service at the end of 1914.

Service

Ark Royal was re-commissioned on 13 December 1923 at Chatham as part of the Reserve Fleet.^[9]

She re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 April, 1928 to join the Reserve Fleet.^[10]

She re-commissioned at Chatham on 6 March, 1933.^[11]

On 21 December 1934, she was renamed H.M.S. Pegasus so that a new carrier could take her old name.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Acting Commander (I Gr.) Robert H. Clark-Hall, 30 October, 1914^[12] – 11 December, 1915
Commander Winstanley R. C. Moorsom, 17 December, 1915^[13] – 3 June, 1916^[14] (assumed command 11 January, 1916)
Commander (retired) Cyril B. Hampshire, 3 June, 1916^[15] – 8 August, 1917
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Henry N. Gilbert, 28 October, 1916^[16] (unclear if he was really in command)
Acting Commander John W. Seddon, 13 October, 1917 – 26 July, 1918^[Inference]
Acting Commander James S. Parker, 26 July, 1918 – 17 September, 1918
Commander Philip H. Waterer, 17 September, 1918^[17]^[18] – 12 July, 1920^[19]
Commander R. Watkins Grubb, 12 July, 1920^[20]^[21] – c. 20 November 1920^[22] (superseded "on arrival in England")
Commander Douglas Faviell, October, 1920^[23]
Commander Francis E. Byrne, 15 March, 1923^[24] – 16 March, 1925
Commander Christopher J. F. Wood, 16 March, 1925^[25]^[26] – 17 November, 1925^[27]
Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, 17 November, 1925^[28] – 23 August, 1926^[29]^[30]
Captain James W. Murray, 23 August, 1926^[31] – 21 November, 1926^[32] (loaned to Argus for trials, returning on 17 January, 1927)
Captain James W. Murray, 17 January, 1927^[33] – 23 January, 1928^[34]
Captain John F. Finlayson, 23 January, 1928 – c. April, 1928 (temporary, ill health)
Commander Claude L. Bate, 1 April, 1928^[35]^[36] – 1 February, 1929^[37] (in command upon reducing)
Commander Philip Hordern, 1 February, 1929 – 30 April, 1931
Commander Ambrose T. N. Abbay, 30 April, 1931^[38]^[39] – 11 May, 1932^[40]
Commander Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 11 May, 1932^[41]^[42] – 6 March, 1933^[43]
Captain Arthur D. Read, 6 March, 1933^[44] – 8 March, 1934
Captain Arthur W. La T. Bisset, 28 March, 1934^[45]^[46] – 29 March, 1935^[47]
Captain Randolph S. G. Nicholson, 28 March, 1935^[48]^[49] – 10 January, 1936^[50]
Captain Richard Shelley, 9 January, 1937^[51]^[52] – 13 January, 1938^[53]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392e.
↑ Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.
↑ Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391k.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
↑ Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 728.
↑ Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.
↑ Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.
↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.
↑ Ship returned to England according to Log Book
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 725.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 216.
↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.
↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
↑ Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.
↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
↑ Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 02, 1933; pg. 17; Issue 46382.
↑ Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.
↑ Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.
↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 260.
↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.

Bibliography

British Aviation Ships

Experimental Cruiser Platform, 1913

Hermes

Seaplane Carriers from Converted Steamers

Ark Royal

Empress

Riviera

Engadine

Campania

Pegasus

Ben-my-Chree

Vindex

Manxman

Nairana

Vindictive

Seaplane Carriers from Seized German Steamers

Anne

Raven II

Flat Decked Conversions

Argus

Furious

Through-Deck Carriers

Eagle

Hermes

Kite Balloon Ships

Canning

City of Oxford

Hector

Manica

Menelaus

[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 65.

[7] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.

[8] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.

[9] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.

[10] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.

[12] The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392e.

[13] Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.

[14] Moorsom Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/488. f. 503.

[15] The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391k.

[16] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.

[17] Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.

[18] The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 728.

[19] Waterer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/380. f. 429.

[20] Grubb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/143. f. 348.

[21] The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 728.

[22] Ship returned to England according to Log Book

[23] The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 725.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 216.

[25] Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.

[26] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.

[27] Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.

[28] Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.

[29] Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.

[30] Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.

[31] Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.

[32] Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.

[33] Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.

[34] Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.

[35] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 216.

[36] Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.

[37] Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.

[38] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.

[39] Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.

[40] Abbay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/338. f. ?.

[41] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.

[42] Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.

[43] Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.

[44] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 02, 1933; pg. 17; Issue 46382.

[45] Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.

[46] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.

[47] Bisset Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/61. f. 61.

[48] Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.

[49] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 260.

[50] Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/192. f. 192.

[51] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.

[52] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.

[53] Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.

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