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'''H.M.S. ''Inconstant''''' was completed in early 1915 and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}.
 
'''H.M.S. ''Inconstant''''' was completed in early 1915 and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}.
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==Torpedoes==
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In mid-1920, her sisters were to start using [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II***** torpedoes]], but ''Inconstant'' alone would retain her [[21-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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==Service==
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At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}, screening the battlecruisers under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}}
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In September, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}}  She was able to conduct up to six minelaying operations per month, with an operational radius of 1270 miles.{{ARTSMining1917-18|Plate 7}}  She conducted five operations and laid 370 mines in total.{{DittColl|p. 117}}
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''Inconstant'' recommissioned on 27 October, 1919.  By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.{{NLJan21|p. 791}}
  
 
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]], 25 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 395.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Sackville Thesiger|nick=Bertram S. Thesiger|appt=25 October, 1914{{NLDec16|p. 395''j''}}<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|end=21 August, 1917<ref>Thesiger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]|precBy=New Command}}
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*Captain [[Francis Arthur Marten|Francis A. Marten]], 21 August, 1917,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 819.</ref> in command at end of war.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis A. Marten|appt=21 August, 1917<ref>Marten Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}|end=March, 1919<ref>Marten Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[George B. Lewis]], 22 October, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 791.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Collins|nick=Ralph Collins|appt=March, 1919<ref>Collins Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/348.|D7603132}} f. 393.</ref>|end=May, 1919<ref>Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/348.|D7603132}} f. 393.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Bridges Lewis|nick=George B. Lewis|appt=22 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 791}}|end=25 July, 1921}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|nick=Cecil P. Talbot|appt=25 July, 1921<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}}  f. 65.</ref>|end=17 February, 1922<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}}  f. 65.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|1}}}}
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==See Also==
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Inconstant.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 7 April 2018

H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)
Pendant Number: 5A (1914)
73 (Jan 1918)
77 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Ordered: Sep, 1912[3]
Laid down: 3 Apr, 1914[4]
Launched: 6 Jul, 1914[5]
Commissioned: Jan, 1915[6]
Sold: 9 Jun, 1922[7]
Fate: to Cashmore[8]

H.M.S. Inconstant was completed in early 1915 and fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron.

Torpedoes

In mid-1920, her sisters were to start using 21-in Mark II***** torpedoes, but Inconstant alone would retain her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes.[9]

Service

At the Battle of Jutland, she was part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Captain Bertram S. Thesiger.[10]

In September, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.[11] She was able to conduct up to six minelaying operations per month, with an operational radius of 1270 miles.[12] She conducted five operations and laid 370 mines in total.[13]

Inconstant recommissioned on 27 October, 1919. By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.[14]

Alterations

Inconstant was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[15]

In 1915 or 1916, she trialled a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A for torpedo control.[16] As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the Type C standard.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
  10. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
  11. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
  12. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
  13. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 791.
  15. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  16. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 30.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395j.
  18. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  19. ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
  20. ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  22. ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  23. ↑ Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/348. f. 393.
  24. ↑ Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/348. f. 393.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.
  26. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
  27. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • 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.


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