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* Captain [[Edmund Hyde Smith]], June 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Edmund Hyde Smith]], June 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]], 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 [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]], 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 [[Harry Jones]], May 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Harry Jones]], 14 May. 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1913).  p. 273.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert James Ogilvy Millar|Herbert J. O. Millar]], 10 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 269.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert James Ogilvy Millar|Herbert J. O. Millar]], 10 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 269.</ref>
*Captain [[Judge D'Arcy]], 10 August, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 391''c''.</ref>
*Captain [[Judge D'Arcy]], 10 August, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 391''c''.</ref>

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H.M.S. Africa (1905)
Pendant Number: 25 (1914)
02 (Jan 1918)
N.07 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 27 Jan, 1904[4]
Launched: 20 May, 1905[5]
Commissioned: Nov, 1906[6]
Sold: 30 Jun, 1920[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Africa was one of eight King Edward VII class battleships. She entered service in late 1906 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the Third Battle Squadron.

Service

Completed to full crew at Sheerness 14 May, 1912.[8]

Africa was assigned to the Third Battle Squadron upon its creation that same month and remained with the Squadron until being detached along with Britannia — a ship that would become her traveling buddy — in September, 1916.[9]

In October, 1916, she was assigned to the British Adriatic Squadron, being one of six pre-dreadnoughts at its core.[10] In March, 1917, she and Britannia were sent to join the Ninth Cruiser Squadron.[11] The two battleships operated in the North Atlantic with Ninth Cruiser Squadron with a dwindling number of cruisers throughout the war. Africa was temporarily made the squadron flagship in July and August of 1918, but by November, 1918, they were gone.[12][13][14]

Some time between September and November, 1918, Africa was paid off.[15] In January, 1919, she was assigned as an accommodation ship in Portsmouth, and remained there into April, after which time her name suddenly drops from the Supplements to the Monthly Navy Lists.[16][17][18][19][20]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 274.
  9. ↑ See Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) for details on her service in 3BS.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 20.
  11. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 14.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 21.
  13. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 21.
  14. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 21.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 19.
  16. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 21.
  17. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 21.
  18. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 21.
  19. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1919). p. 21.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 24.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 273.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  26. ↑ The Navy List (March, 1913). p. 273.
  27. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 269.
  28. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 391c.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
  • Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.


King Edward VII Class Pre-dreadnought
  Africa Britannia Commonwealth Dominion  
  Hibernia Hindustan King Edward VII Zealandia  
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