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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Cornwallis'' (1901)|fate2=by {{DE-U32}} near Malta{{Conways1860|p. 37}}
|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Cornwallis'''''
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|comm=9 Feb, 1904
!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Career
|fatedate=9 Jan, 1917{{DittColl|p. 30}}
!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Details
|order=1898 Supplemental Programme{{Conways1860|p. 37}}
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|name=Cornwallis
|Built By:
|launch=13 Jul, 1901{{DittColl|p. 30}}
|[[Thames Iron Works]]
|builder=[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Blackwall{{DittColl|p. 30}}
|-
|laid=19 Jul, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 37}}
|Laid down:
|fate=Torpedoed
|19 July, 1899
|pend=33 (1914){{DittColl|p. 30}}
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Cornwallis''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904.
|Launched:
|13 July, 1901
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|Commissioned:
|9 February, 1904
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|Sunk:
|9 January, 1917
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|Fate:
|Torpedoed by U.32
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{{CAPTAINS}}
==Service==
*{{CaptRN}} [[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]], 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 January, 1904.  Issue '''37299''', col E, pg. 4.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Henry Coke|Charles H. Coke]], 14 January, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 December, 1904.  Issue '''37592''', col F, pg. 10.</ref>
''Cornwallis'' arrived at Portsmouth from Chatham on 16 August, 1903 to start her gun mounting trials.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.</ref>
*Captain [[William Lowther Grant|W. Lowther Grant]], 14 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 December, 1907.  Issue '''38211''', col C, pg. 4.</ref>
 
*Captain [[William Henry Baker Baker|William H. Baker Baker]], 4 June, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 296.</ref>
She recommissioned at Devonport on 13 August, 1912.  In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-BS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 297}}
*Captain [[Robert Hamilton Anstruther|Robert H. Anstruther]], 9 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 9 August, 1910.  Issue '''39346''', col D, pg. 7.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|Frank E. C. Ryan]], 6 April, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 March, 1912.  Issue '''39846''', col G, pg. 12.</ref>
==Captains==
*Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], 1 June, 1914.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 May, 1914.  Issue '''40537''', col A, pg. 4.</ref>
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*Captain [[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]], 16 September, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 298.</ref>
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cornwallis''">
*Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], again, on 21 January, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''e''.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Blake Fisher|nick=William B. Fisher|appt=9 February, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 January, 1904.  Issue '''37299''', col E, p. 4.</ref>|end=January, 1905{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Coke|nick=Charles H. Coke|appt=14 January, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 297}}<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 31 December, 1904.  Issue '''37592''', col F, p. 10.</ref>|end=14 January, 1907<ref>Coke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578806}} f. 242.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Lowther Grant|nick=W. Lowther Grant|appt=14 January, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 December, 1907.  Issue '''38211''', col C, p. 4.</ref><ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590759}} f. 254/512.</ref>|end=3 June, 1908<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590759}} f. 254/512.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry Baker-Baker|nick=William H. Baker-Baker|appt=4 June, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 296}}<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 118.</ref>|end=8 August, 1910<ref>Baker-Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 118.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Hamilton Anstruther|nick=Robert H. Anstruther|appt=9 August, 1910<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 96.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 296}}|end=6 April, 1912<ref>Anstruther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 96.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|nick=Frank E. C. Ryan|appt=5 April, 1912<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 296}}|end=10 January, 1914<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 339.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|nick=Cunningham R. de C. Foot|appt=10 January, 1914<ref>Foot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 218.</ref>|end=1 May, 1914<ref>Foot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 218.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=1 June, 1914<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/6.|D8112195}} ff. 7, 53.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 May, 1914.  Issue '''40537''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|end=July, 1914<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/6.|D8112195}} ff. 7, 53.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Edward Le Mesurier|nick=Charles E. Le Mesurier|appt=16 September, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 298}}<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 56.</ref>|end=21 January, 1915<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 56.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=21 January, 1915<ref>Davidson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/6.|D8112195}} ff. 7, 53.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 393''i''}}|end=9 January, 1917<ref>"Vice-Admiral A. P. Davidson" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 12 February, 1930. Issue '''45435''', col E, pg. 16.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 9 April 2018

H.M.S. Cornwallis (1901)
Pendant Number: 33 (1914)[1]
Builder: Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[2]
Ordered: 1898 Supplemental Programme[3]
Laid down: 19 Jul, 1899[4]
Launched: 13 Jul, 1901[5]
Completed: Feb, 1904[6]
Commissioned: 9 Feb, 1904
Torpedoed: 9 Jan, 1917[7]
Fate: by U 32 near Malta[8]

H.M.S. Cornwallis was one of six Duncan class pre-dreadnought battleships completed for the Royal Navy in 1903 and 1904.

Service

Cornwallis arrived at Portsmouth from Chatham on 16 August, 1903 to start her gun mounting trials.[9]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 13 August, 1912. In mid-1913, she was serving with the Fourth Battle Squadron.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  6. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 232.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 297.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 January, 1904. Issue 37299, col E, p. 4.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 297.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 31 December, 1904. Issue 37592, col F, p. 10.
  14. ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 242.
  15. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 December, 1907. Issue 38211, col C, p. 4.
  16. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
  17. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 254/512.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 296.
  19. ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  20. ↑ Baker-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 118.
  21. ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 296.
  23. ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
  24. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 296.
  26. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  27. ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
  28. ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
  29. ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
  30. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 30 May, 1914. Issue 40537, col A, p. 4.
  31. ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 298.
  33. ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
  34. ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
  35. ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393i.
  37. ↑ "Vice-Admiral A. P. Davidson" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 12 February, 1930. Issue 45435, col E, pg. 16.

Bibliography


Duncan Class Pre-dreadnought
  Albemarle Cornwallis Duncan  
  Exmouth Montagu Russell  
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