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*Captain [[Bertram Hornsby Smith|Bertram H. Smith]], 15 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 387''a''.</ref> | *Captain [[Bertram Hornsby Smith|Bertram H. Smith]], 15 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 387''a''.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]], 8 December, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 398''v''.</ref> | *Captain [[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]], 8 December, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 398''v''.</ref> | ||
==Torpedoes== | |||
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vengeance_(1899) Wikipedia] | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 2 May 2012
| H.M.S. Vengeance | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Vickers |
| Laid down: | 23 August, 1898 |
| Launched: | 25 July, 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 8 April, 1902 |
| Sold: | 1 December, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William E. Goodenough, 12 September, 1908.[1]
- Captain Bertram H. Smith, 15 August, 1914.[2]
- Captain Adolphus H. Williamson, 8 December, 1915.[3]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 50 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
