H.M.S. Superb (1907)
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| H.M.S. Superb (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 49 (1914) A0 (Jan 1918) 49 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
| Laid down: | 6 Feb, 1907[3] |
| Launched: | 7 Nov, 1907[4] |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1909 |
| Sold: | 12 Dec, 1922[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Motto:Ense et animo
Contents
Performance
Her tactical turning diameter was 405 yards at full speed (best of the class), with the rudder being put over in 10 seconds.[6]
Jutland
The ship was commanded by Captain Edmond Hyde Parker as part of the Fourth Battle Squadron.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick C. T. Tudor, 14 March, 1909.[7]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 16 August, 1910.[8]
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 22 September, 1911.[9]
- Captain George P. W. Hope, 30 April, 1913.[10]
- Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, in command at start of war.[11]
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 6 November, 1914.[12]
- Captain Edmond Hyde Parker, 20 February, 1915.[13][14]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 2 February, 1918.[15]
- Captain Stephen Herbert Radcliffe, relieved by Bruton.
- Captain Charles W. Bruton, 15 December, 1919.
Alterations
Superb was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[16]
Fate
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 22.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Burt. p. 69.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 382a.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398l.
- ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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