H.M.S. Neptune (1909)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Neptune | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 79 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1908 Naval Estimates |
| Laid Down: | 19 January, 1909 |
| Launched: | 30 September, 1909 |
| Commissioned: | 1 February, 1911 |
| Sold: | 1 September, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 19,680 (loaded condition) |
| Length: | 510 feet |
| Beam: | 85 feet |
| Draught: | 28 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 25,000 shp, 18 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | 6,330 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 759 |
| Armament: |
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Alterations
Neptune, along with Thunderer, was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1911. The prototype may have required some service modification, however, as Neptune was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913.[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Charles M. de Bartolomé, 3 January, 1911.[3]
- Captain Allan F. Everett, 5 December, 1911.[4]
- Captain Robert N. Lawson, 9 May, 1913.[5]
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 10 March, 1914.[6]
- Captain Thomas D. L. Sheppard, 18 December, 1914.[7]
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 11 February, 1916.[8]
- Captain William F. Slayter, 15 October, 1917.[9]
- Captain John R. Segrave, 15 October, 1918.[10]
- Captain Herbert A. Adam, 10 January, 1919.[11]
- Captain Reginald St. P. Parry, 8 August, 1920.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 December, 1910. Issue 39458, col A, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 December, 1911. Issue 39763, col A, pg. 17.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 May, 1913. Issue 40209, col B, pg. 3.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 3 March, 1914. Issue 40461, col C, pg. 12.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 396ee.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 395w.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 851.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, pg. 3.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, pg. 21.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
