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In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}
 
In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}
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In October 1914, the ship was to be given 15 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}}
  
 
An order for a design for a director system for ''Shannon'' was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916.  Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in October 1918.{{FCHMShips|p. 15}}
 
An order for a design for a director system for ''Shannon'' was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916.  Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in October 1918.{{FCHMShips|p. 15}}

Revision as of 14:27, 17 November 2012

H.M.S. Shannon (1906)
Pendant Number: 92 (1914)
8A (Jan 1918)
74 (Apr 1918)
N.25 (Jun 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1904-05 Programme[3]
Laid down: 2 Jan, 1905[4]
Launched: 20 Sep, 1906[5]
Commissioned: 10 Mar, 1908[6]
Sold: 12 Dec, 1922[7]
Fate: Scrapped


Career

Shannon commissioned at Chatham on 10 March, 1908, under Captain James A. Fergusson, with the crew from the Leviathan and ratings from Chatham. Rear-Admiral George A. Callaghan, commanding the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, transferred his flag from Leviathan to Shannon on the same day.[8]

Alterations

In late July 1914, the ship received one of five Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinders purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.[9]

In October 1914, the ship was to be given 15 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[10]

An order for a design for a director system for Shannon was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in October 1918.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 9 March, 1908. Issue 38589, col D, p. 11.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 219 of 31 July 1914.
  10. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
  11. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
  12. ↑ Fergusson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 199.
  13. ↑ Baird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  14. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1913). p. 374.
  15. ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
  16. ↑ Molteno Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 260.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 906a.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (January, 1919). p. 906a.

Bibliography


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