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The naming of '''H.M.S. ''New Zealand''''' was announced in ''The Times'' on 30 September, 1902.  She was launched on 4 February, 1904 by Lady Onslow, the wife of the former Governor of New Zealand and Unionist politician the 4th Earl of Onslow.  Along with Lord and Lady Onslow, the launch was attended by the Duke of Connaught, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth [[Sir John Fisher]].


The naming of the ''New Zealand'' was announced in ''The Times'' on 30 September, 1902.  She was launched on 4 February, 1904 by Lady Onslow, the wife of the former Governor of New Zealand and Unionist politician the 4th Earl of Onslow.  Along with Lord and Lady Onslow, the launch was attended by the Duke of Connaught, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth [[Sir John Fisher]].
Owing to the naming of the latest [[Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)|''Indefatigable'' class]] battlecruiser for her namesake Dominion, ''New Zealand'' was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Zealandia''''' on 1 November, 1911 by Lady Hall-Jones, the wife of the High Commissioner in a ceremony at Portsmouth.
 
Owing to the naming of the latest [[Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)|''Indefatigable'' class]] battlecruiser for her namesake Dominion, ''New Zealand'' was renamed ''Zealandia'' on 1 November, 1911 by Lady Hall-Jones, the wife of the High Commissioner in a ceremony at Portsmouth.


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Francis John Foley]], January 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Edward George Shortland]], July 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|F. C. Doveton Sturdee]], 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 348.</ref>
*Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|F. C. Doveton Sturdee]], 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 348.</ref>
*Captain [[Archibald Peile Stoddart]], October 1908.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown]], 24 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, p. 15.</ref>
*Captain [[Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown]], 24 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, p. 15.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Tritton Buller]], November 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard]], .May 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]], 7 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 398.</ref>
*Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]], 7 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 398.</ref>
*Captain [[Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|Richard M. Harbord]], February, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 399''l''.</ref>
*Captain [[Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|Richard M. Harbord]], February, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 399''l''.</ref>
*Captain [[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]], 14 September, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 399''k-l''.</ref>
*Captain [[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]], 14 September, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 399''k-l''.</ref>
*Captain [[Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard]], .


==Alterations==
==Alterations==

Revision as of 22:53, 16 October 2012

H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)
Pendant Number: 73 (1914)
2C (Jan 1918)
19 (Apr 1918)
N.89 (Jun 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1902-03 Programme[3]
Laid down: 9 Feb, 1903[4]
Launched: 4 Feb, 1904[5]
Commissioned: 11 Jul, 1905
Sold: 8 Nov, 1921[6]
Fate: Scrapped

The naming of H.M.S. New Zealand was announced in The Times on 30 September, 1902. She was launched on 4 February, 1904 by Lady Onslow, the wife of the former Governor of New Zealand and Unionist politician the 4th Earl of Onslow. Along with Lord and Lady Onslow, the launch was attended by the Duke of Connaught, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth Sir John Fisher.

Owing to the naming of the latest Indefatigable class battlecruiser for her namesake Dominion, New Zealand was renamed H.M.S. Zealandia on 1 November, 1911 by Lady Hall-Jones, the wife of the High Commissioner in a ceremony at Portsmouth.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Alterations

A main battery gunnery director was ordered for Zealandia on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment, and though it was available in September 1918, installation was only partially completed before war's end.[17]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 348.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 398.
  15. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 399l.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 399k-l.
  17. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.

Bibliography


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