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*Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]], August 1909.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]], August 1909.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
*Captain [[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]], January 1912.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]], January 1912.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
| − | *Captain [[Herbert John Temple Marshall | + | *Captain [[Herbert John Temple Marshall]], May 1913.{{MackieRNW}} |
* Captain [[Robert Warren Johnson]], August 1914.{{MackieRNW}} | * Captain [[Robert Warren Johnson]], August 1914.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 18 October 2012
| H.M.S. Cressy (1899) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.40 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Oct, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Dec, 1899[5] |
| Commissioned: | 28 May, 1901[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 22 Sep, 1914[7] |
| Fate: | Sunk by U.9 |
Career
Cressy was commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 May, 1901, by Captain Henry M. T. Tudor for service on the China Station.[8]
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 the astonishing time of 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 28 May, 1901.[10]
- Captain Frederick Alexander Warden, February 1905.[11]
- Captain William Blewett Fawckner, April 1906.[12]
- Captain Thomas Jackson, 21 May, 1907.[13]
- Captain Walter Henry Cowan, August 1909.[14]
- Captain William F. Blunt, January 1912.[15]
- Captain Herbert John Temple Marshall, May 1913.[16]
- Captain Robert Warren Johnson, August 1914.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 May, 1901. Issue 36465, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 23 May, 1901. Issue 36462, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 297.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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