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*Captain [[Herbert Reginald Norbury|Herbert R. Norbury]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383''a''.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Reginald Norbury|Herbert R. Norbury]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383''a''.</ref>
*Captain [[Fawcet Wray]], 26 January, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 398''n''.</ref>
*Captain [[Fawcet Wray]], 26 January, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 398''n''.</ref>
* Captain [[Lewis Bayly]],
* Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers]],
* Captain [[Edward Harpur Gamble]],


==Torpedoes==
==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 2 minutes, 48.5 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>
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 2 minutes, 48.5 seconds.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-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==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Talbot_(1895) Wikipedia]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 00:29, 18 August 2012

Career Details
Pendant Number: P.A7 (Jan., 1918)[1]
Built By: Devonport Royal Dockyard
Laid Down:
Launched: 25 April, 1895
Commissioned:
Sold: 6 December, 1921
Fate: Scrapped

Radio

In 1901 while assigned to the China Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[2]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

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 2 minutes, 48.5 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[6]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 40.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 112
  3. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 381.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383a.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398n.
  6. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

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