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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Suffolk'''''
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|launch=15 Jan, 1903{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
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|builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|20 (1914)<br>P.87 (Sep 1915)<br>P.A5 (Jan 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 42.</ref>
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|laid=25 Mar, 1901{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
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|pend=20 (1914)<br>P.87 (Sep 1915)<br>P.A5 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 42}}
|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
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'''H.M.S. ''Suffolk''''' was one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904.
|Laid Down:
 
|25 Mar 1901<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
 
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|Launched:
 
|15 Jan 1903<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
 
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|Completed:
 
|21 May 1904<ref>Conways,  p. 70.</ref>
 
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|Sold:
 
|1 Jul 1920<ref>Dittmar; Colledge,  p. 42.</ref>
 
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|Fate:
 
|Sold to Castle; resold<ref>Dittmar; Colledge,  p. 42.</ref>
 
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One of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904.
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There was a {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} launched in the 1920s.
  
==Alterations==
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==Service==
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Recommissioned at Devonport on 27 February, 1913 under Captain [[Philip Francklin]] as flagship of {{UK-CS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 379}}
  
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Recommissioned at Devonport on 27 February, 1914 for service at Jamaica.{{NLApr14|p. 377}}
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In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain [[Francis Wade Caulfeild]] under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.<ref>Caulfeild Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>
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In 1938, her bell(s) were among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping.  Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Suffolk''">
*Captain [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], 25 October, 1904.{{CN}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=21 May, 1904<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 856.</ref>|end=October, 1904{{NLOct04|p. 380}}|precBy=New Command}}
*Captain [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Rosslyn E. Wemmyss]], .
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|nick=David Beatty|appt=25 October, 1904<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>|end=1 September, 1905<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Norman Craig Palmer|Norman C. Palmer]], 28 April, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 379.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward George Lowther-Crofton|nick=Edward G. Lowther-Crofton|appt=13 September, 1905<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|D7602644}} f.347.</ref>|end=c. late September 1905{{INF}}|note=temporary, until Wemyss joins}}
* Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton]], 19 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 398''d-k''.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|nick=Rosslyn E. Wemyss|appt=1 September, 1905<ref>Wemyss Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>|end=27 Apri, 1908<ref>Wemyss Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 223.</ref>|ass=after 13 September, 1905<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|D7602644}} f.347.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Philip Francklin]], .
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Norman Craig Palmer|nick=Norman C. Palmer|appt=28 April, 1908<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 379}}|end=9 March, 1909<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Jones|nick=Harry Jones|appt=17 February, 1909<ref>Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 256.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 379}}|end=10 February, 1911<ref>Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 256.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Herbert Moubray|nick=Edward H. Moubray|appt=10 February, 1911<ref>Moubray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 277.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 378}}|end=6 August, 1912<ref>Moubray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 277.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Irby Prowse|nick=Cecil I. Prowse|appt=6 August, 1912<ref>Prowse Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 423.</ref>|end=28 October, 1912<ref>Prowse Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 423.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Francklin|nick=Philip Francklin|appt=27 February, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 377}}|end=19 August, 1914<ref>Francklin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 446.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|nick=Bentinck J. D. Yelverton|appt=19 August, 1914<ref>Yelverton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}|end=25 August, 1916<ref>Yelverton Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Christopher Russell Payne|nick=Christopher R. Payne|appt=12 May, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 911''a''}}|end=1919|note=after a refit}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Wade Caulfeild|nick=Francis W. Caulfieid|appt=20 August, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 740}}<ref>Caulfeild Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>|end=19 February, 1920<ref>Caulfeild Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-1Cornwall}}, {{UK-1Devonshire}} and {{UK-1Berwick}}}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Suffolk_(1903)}}
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Suffolk.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Suffolk_(1903)}}
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{{refend}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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{{Monmouth Class (1901)}}
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 29 May 2018

H.M.S. Suffolk (1903)
Pendant Number: 20 (1914)
P.87 (Sep 1915)
P.A5 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1900-01 Programme[3]
Laid down: 25 Mar, 1901[4]
Launched: 15 Jan, 1903[5]
Commissioned: 21 May, 1904[6]
Sold: 1 Jul, 1920[7]
Fate: to Castle; resold[8]

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

There was a heavy cruiser Suffolk launched in the 1920s.

Service

Recommissioned at Devonport on 27 February, 1913 under Captain Philip Francklin as flagship of Fourth Cruiser Squadron.[9]

Recommissioned at Devonport on 27 February, 1914 for service at Jamaica.[10]

In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain Francis Wade Caulfeild under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.[11]

In 1938, her bell(s) were among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[12]

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. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 379.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 377.
  11. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  12. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  13. Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 380.
  15. Beatty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 156.
  16. Beatty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 156.
  17. Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
  18. Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  19. Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
  20. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 416.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 379.
  22. Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 416.
  23. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 256.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 379.
  25. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 256.
  26. Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  27. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378.
  28. Moubray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 277.
  29. Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
  30. Prowse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 423.
  31. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 377.
  32. Francklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 446.
  33. Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  34. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  35. Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  36. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
  37. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
  38. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  39. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.

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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