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Revision as of 12:05, 16 September 2012
| H.M.S. Defence | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | [1] |
| Built By: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | 9 February, 1909 |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | Lost at Jutland |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 16,100 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 490 feet (p.p.) 519 feet (o.a.) |
| Beam: | 75 feet 6 inches |
| Draught: | 25 feet |
| Propulsion: | 2 sets of 4 cylinder triple expansion engines |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
| Range: | 8,150 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 755 |
| Armament: |
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Career
Defence commissioned at Devonport on 9 February, 1909, for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron at the Nore.[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Cecil F. Dampier, 16 November, 1908.[3]
- Captain Fawcet Wray, 6 January, 1913.[4]
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, October, 1914.[5]
- Captain Henry Harvey Bruce,
- Captain Stanley Venn Ellis,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 February, 1909. Issue 38879, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 300b.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393h.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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