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==Service==
 
==Service==
''Bristol'' commissioned at Devonport 17 December, 1910.  She was serving with Second Fleet out of Devonport in mid-1913, until ordered to be recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July for service in the {{UK-LCS|2}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 288.</ref>
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''Bristol'' commissioned at Devonport 17 December, 1910.  She was serving with Second Fleet out of Devonport in mid-1913, until ordered to be recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July for service in the {{UK-LCS|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 288}}
  
''Bristol'' recommissioned on 4 May, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (September, 1919).  p. 745.</ref>
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''Bristol'' recommissioned on 4 May, 1916.{{NLSep19|p. 745}}
  
She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth in January, 1920.<ref>''The Navy List'', (January, 1921), p. 735.</ref>
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''Bristol'' under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[George James Todd‎]] and {{UK-Dartmouth}} were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi in the [[Battle of the Strait of Otranto]] on 14-15 May, 1917.  ''Bristol'' was not damaged in the indecisive and confused action.
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She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth in January, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 735}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Bristol''">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Rudolf Walter Bentinck|nick=Rudolf W. Bentinck|appt=16 August, 1910<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 287}}|end=16 January, 1913<ref>Bentinck Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 47.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Basil Hew Fanshawe|nick=Basil H. Fanshawe|appt=3 January, 1913<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/1.|D7602351}} f. 1.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''n''}}|end=17 December, 1915<ref>Fanshawe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/1.|D7602351}} f. 1.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George James Todd|nick=George J. Todd|appt=10 March, 1916<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 745}}|end=1 February, 1920<ref>Todd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/7.|D7602795}} f. 7.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Charles Lionel Brendon|nick=Charles L. Brendon|appt=30 May, 1919|end=7 April, 1920}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck]], August 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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The conflict between Brendon and Todd is acknowledged.
*Captain [[Basil Hew Fanshawe]], 3 January, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 289.</ref>
 
*Captain [[George James Todd]], D.S.O., 10 March, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 745.</ref>
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Bristol.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 5 April 2018

H.M.S. Bristol (1910)
Pendant Number: 99 (1914)
20 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Laid down: 23 Mar, 1909[3]
Launched: 23 Feb, 1910[4]
Commissioned: Dec, 1910[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Hayle[7]

H.M.S. Bristol was one of five Bristol class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1910.

Service

Bristol commissioned at Devonport 17 December, 1910. She was serving with Second Fleet out of Devonport in mid-1913, until ordered to be recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July for service in the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.[8]

Bristol recommissioned on 4 May, 1916.[9]

Bristol under the command of Captain George James Todd‎ and Dartmouth were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto on 14-15 May, 1917. Bristol was not damaged in the indecisive and confused action.

She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth in January, 1920.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

The conflict between Brendon and Todd is acknowledged.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 288.
  9. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 745.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 735.
  11. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 287.
  13. Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
  14. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  15. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392n.
  16. Fanshawe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/1. f. 1.
  17. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  18. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 745.
  19. Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.

Bibliography

  • 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).


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