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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Lancaster'''''
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|Pendant Numbers:
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|71 (1914)<br>78 (Jan 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 42.</ref>
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'''H.M.S. ''Lancaster''''' was one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904.
|Laid Down:
|4 Mar 1901<ref>Conways, p. 70.</ref>
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|Launched:
|22 Mar 1902<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
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|Completed:
|5 Apr 1904<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
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|Sold:
|3 Mar 1920<ref>Dittmar; Colledge,  p. 42.</ref>
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|Fate:
|Sold to Ward<ref>Dittmar; Colledge,  p. 42.</ref>
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==Alterations==
==Service==
 
On 3 February, 1911, she collided with the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} while operating with the {{UK-CS|6}}.  It was determined that Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble]] was at fault.<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 507.</ref>
 
Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lancaster''">
*Captain Arthur L. Gresson (Acting), 17 August, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 827.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=5 April, 1904<ref>Warrender Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1384.</ref>|end=1 March, 1905<ref>Warrender Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1384.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=2 March, 1905<ref>Tottenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 623.</ref>|end=19 March, 1906|note=the for first 23 days, on passage}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Leopold Heath|nick=Herbert L. Heath|appt=20 March, 1906<ref>Heath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 200.</ref>|end=6 April, 1908<ref>Heath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 200.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=7 April, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 338}}|end=1 January, 1910<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 473.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|nick=Hugh H. D. Tothill|appt=1 January, 1910<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 338}}|end=4 November, 1912<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Warren Hastings D'Oyly|nick=Warren H. D'Oyly|appt=5 November, 1912<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 395''j''}}|end=29 July, 1915<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=10 February, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''t''}}<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|end=17 August, 1917<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=17 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''y''}}|end=|note=as {{Com2RN}}, and as "Rear Admiral, Pacific"}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Leslie Gresson|nick=Arthur L. Gresson|appt=May, 1918|end=August, 1919}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lancaster_(1902) Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Lancaster.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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{{Monmouth Class (1901)}}
{{Footer Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)}}
 
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{{CatShipUKArmouredCruiser|sort=Lancaster}}
{{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

Latest revision as of 13:57, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
Pendant Number: 71 (1914)
78 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2]
Ordered: 1900-01 Programme[3]
Laid down: 4 Mar, 1901[4]
Launched: 22 Mar, 1902[5]
Commissioned: 5 Apr, 1904[6]
Sold: 3 Mar, 1920[7]
Fate: to Ward[8]

H.M.S. Lancaster was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.

Service

On 3 February, 1911, she collided with the armoured cruiser Aboukir while operating with the Sixth Cruiser Squadron. It was determined that Rear-Admiral Douglas Austin Gamble was at fault.[9]

Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  9. ↑ Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 507.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
  11. ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
  12. ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
  13. ↑ Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
  14. ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  15. ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 338.
  17. ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
  18. ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 338.
  20. ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  21. ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395j.
  23. ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395t.
  25. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  26. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394y.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • 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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