H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)
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| H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.52 (1914) Compass (Sep 1915) P.7C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Jan, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | 17 Sep, 1901[6] |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Milford Haven[8] |
Service
In mid-1913, she was being used to train stokers in Devonport.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William Blake Fisher, 6 July, 1901.[Citation needed]
- Captain William Stokes Rees, September 1901.[10]
- Captain Charles Windham, March 1902.[11]
- Captain Cecil Spencer Hickley, August 1905.[12]
- Captain Francis William Kennedy, December 1906.[13]
- Captain Edward Francis Bruen, 1907.[14]
- Commander Ernest Henslowe, 7 March, 1912,[15]
- Commander Cecil F. Watson, 8 September, 1913.[16]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, August 1914.[17]
- Captain Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville, May 1915.[18]
- Captain Cyril Peel, March 1918.[19]
- Captain Reginald J.N. Watson, November 1918.[20]
- Captain George P. England, January 1919.[21]
Torpedoes
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, 15 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 279.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
- 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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