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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.
 
'''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.
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There was a {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} launched in the 1920s.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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Recommissioned at Devonport on 27 February, 1914 for service at Jamaica.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 377.</ref>
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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==
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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''">
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*{{CaptRN}} [[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}}
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*Captain [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Rosslyn E. Wemmyss]], 1 September 1905.{{CN}}
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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>}}
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*Captain [[Norman Craig Palmer|Norman C. Palmer]], 28 April, 1908.<ref>''The 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}}
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*Captain [[Harry Jones]], February 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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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>}}
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*Captain [[Edward Herbert Moubray]], February 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
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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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*Captain [[Philip Francklin]], 27 February 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 377.</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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* Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton]], 19 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 398''d-k''.</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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*Captain [[Christopher Russell Payne]], May 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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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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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Suffolk_(1903)}}
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{{refbegin}}
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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==

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).


Monmouth Class Armoured Cruiser
Bedford Berwick Cornwall Cumberland Donegal
Essex Kent Lancaster Monmouth Suffolk
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