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The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, '''H.M.S. ''Warrior''''' was commissioned by Captain Waymouth at Pembroke on 1 June, 1907.{{NMI|Monday, 3 June, 1907.  Issue '''38349''', col A, p. 6}}
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|25 November, 1905
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|Commissioned:
|1 June, 1907
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|Sunk:
|1 June, 1916
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|Cause:
|Battle Damage
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''Warrior'' was commissioned by Captain Waymouth at Pembroke on 1 June, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices)''The Times''.  Monday, 3 June, 1907. Issue '''38349''', col A, pg. 6.</ref>
==Construction & Delivery==
''Warrior'' was launched by Lady Windsor in bad weather that did not discourage a large public audience on 25 November, 1905 at Pembroke Dock in the Number 5 SlipwayShe was projected to cost 1,183,946.{{NMI|27 Nov. 1905, p. 10}}


==Commanding Officers==
==Service==
Dates of appointment given:
On 5 February 1907, a projectile fired from ''Warrior'' struck the village of Selsey.  The Admiralty expressed severe displeasure toward Captain [[Arthur William Waymouth]] for having disregarded a circular letter of 14 January which outlined precautions that would have made such an accident impossible.<ref>Waymouth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87/137.|}} f. 138.</ref>


*Captain [[Arthur William Waymouth|Arthur W. Waymouth]], 29 November, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 December, 1906.  Issue '''38192''', col E, pg. 11.</ref>
In early 1913, ''Warrior'' was serving in the {{UK-CS|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 396}}


==Footnotes==
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 July 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 396}}
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===Battle of Jutland===
:{{Main|H.M.S. Warrior at the Battle of Jutland}}
 
==Radio==
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for the ship.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Owen Francis Gillett|nick=Owen F. Gillett|appt=16 February, 1909<ref>Gillett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 123.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 396}}|end=5 April, 1911<ref>Gillett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 123.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|nick=Charles L. Vaughan-Lee|appt=5 April, 1911<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 441.</ref>|end=1 December, 1911<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Andrew Fergusson|nick=James A. Fergusson|appt=1 December, 1911<ref>Fergusson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 199.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 396}}|end=25 August, 1913<ref>Fergusson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}} f. 199.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Holmes Borrett|nick=George H. Borrett|appt=25 August, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 399''g''}}|end=16 December, 1915<ref>Borrett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 505.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Vincent Barkly Molteno|nick=Vincent B. Molteno|appt=16 December, 1915<ref>Molteno Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 260.</ref>|end=1 June, 1916<ref>Molteno Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 260.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command following the [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(1905) Wikipedia]
==Bibliography==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Warrior.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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{{Warrior Class (1905)}}
==Footnotes==
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{{Footer Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)}}


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Latest revision as of 01:27, 16 February 2024

H.M.S. Warrior (1905)
Pendant Number: 18 (1914)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 5 Nov, 1903
Launched: 25 Nov, 1905[4]
Commissioned: 1 Jun, 1907
Sunk: 1 Jun, 1916[5]

The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, H.M.S. Warrior was commissioned by Captain Waymouth at Pembroke on 1 June, 1907.[6]

Construction & Delivery

Warrior was launched by Lady Windsor in bad weather that did not discourage a large public audience on 25 November, 1905 at Pembroke Dock in the Number 5 Slipway. She was projected to cost 1,183,946.[7]

Service

On 5 February 1907, a projectile fired from Warrior struck the village of Selsey. The Admiralty expressed severe displeasure toward Captain Arthur William Waymouth for having disregarded a circular letter of 14 January which outlined precautions that would have made such an accident impossible.[8]

In early 1913, Warrior was serving in the Second Cruiser Squadron.[9]

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 July 1913.[10]

Battle of Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Warrior at the Battle of Jutland

Radio

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for the ship.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  6. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 3 June, 1907. Issue 38349, col A, p. 6.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Nov. 1905, p. 10.
  8. Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87/137. f. 138.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 396.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 396.
  11. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  12. Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 164.
  13. Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 443.
  14. Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 396.
  16. Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
  17. Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
  18. Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
  19. Fergusson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 199.
  20. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 396.
  21. Fergusson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43 f. 199.
  22. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399g.
  23. Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
  24. Molteno Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 260.
  25. Molteno Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 260.


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