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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Charles John Graves-Sawle, Fourth Baronet|Sir Charles J. Graves-Sawle, Baronet]], 3 April, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 April, 1902.  Issue '''36733''', col C, p. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[George Walter Smith|George W. Smith]], 15 July, 1904.<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 312.</ref>  (For two days, Sir Charles resuming command after.)
* {{CaptRN}} [[Charles John Graves-Sawle, Fourth Baronet|Sir Charles J. Graves-Sawle, Baronet]], 3 April, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 April, 1902.  Issue '''36733''', col C, p. 8.</ref>
*Captain [[William John Grogan|William J. Grogan]], 16 June, 1905.<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1905).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[George Walter Smith|George W. Smith]], 15 July, 1904.<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 312.</ref>  (For two days, Sir Charles resuming command after.)
*Captain [[Henry Russell Robinson|Henry R. Robinson]], 1 February, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1906).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[William John Grogan|William J. Grogan]], 16 June, 1905.<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1905).  p. 271.</ref>
*Captain [[Robert John Prendergast|Robert J. Prendergast]], 3 December, 1906.<ref>Prendergast Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 242.</ref>
* Captain [[Henry Russell Robinson|Henry R. Robinson]], 1 February, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1906).  p. 271.</ref>
*Captain [[Claud Arthur William Hamilton|Claud A. W. Hamilton]], 2 March, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[Robert John Prendergast|Robert J. Prendergast]], 3 December, 1906.<ref>Prendergast Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 242.</ref>
*Captain [[Norman Craig Palmer|Norman C. Palmer]], 9 March, 1909.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>
* Captain [[Claud Arthur William Hamilton|Claud A. W. Hamilton]], 2 March, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 271.</ref>
*Captain [[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]], 17 July, 1909.<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup>.</ref>
* Captain [[Norman Craig Palmer|Norman C. Palmer]], 9 March, 1909.<ref>Palmer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 416.</ref>
*Captain [[Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore|Eric V. F. R. Dugmore]], April, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Richard Fortescue Phillimore|Richard F. Phillimore]], 17 July, 1909.<ref>Phillimore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup>.</ref>
*Captain [[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|A. Ernle M. Chatfield]], 2 July, 1912.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 346.</ref>
* Captain [[Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore|Eric V. F. R. Dugmore]], April, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], 22 October, 1912.<ref>Yelverton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>
* Captain [[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|A. Ernle M. Chatfield]], 2 July, 1912.<ref>Chatfield Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 346.</ref>
*Captain [[Guy Lutley Sclater|Guy L. Sclater]], 15 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], 22 October, 1912.<ref>Yelverton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 135.</ref>
*Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], 17 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[Guy Lutley Sclater|Guy L. Sclater]], 15 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 271.</ref>
*Captain [[John Edmund Drummond|John E. Drummond]], August, 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], 17 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 271.</ref>
* Captain [[John Edmund Drummond|John E. Drummond]], August, 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Torpedoes==
==Torpedoes==

Revision as of 17:03, 28 April 2014

H.M.S. Aboukir (1900)
Pendant Number: N.00 (1914)[1]
Builder: Fairfield[2]
Ordered: 1897-98 Programme[3]
Laid down: 9 Nov, 1898[4]
Launched: 16 May, 1900[5]
Commissioned: 3 Apr, 1902[6]
Torpedoed: 22 Sep, 1914[7]
Fate: by U 9[8]

Service

Aboukir was commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 April, 1902, by Captain Sir Charles J. Graves-Sawle, Baronet for service on the Mediterranean Station.[9]

On 15 June, 1905, the Aboukir was paid off by Captain Graves-Sawle at Portsmouth and recommissioned on 16 June by Captain William J. Grogan with a nucleus crew for service in the Chatham Reserve Division.[10]

She recommissioned at Sheerness on 15 April, 1913.[11]

In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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 2 minutes, 25.4 seconds. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[27]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 April, 1902. Issue 36733, col C, p. 8.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 June, 1905. Issue 37735, col C, p. 10.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 271.
  12. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
  13. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 April, 1902. Issue 36733, col C, p. 8.
  14. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 312.
  15. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1905). p. 271.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (June, 1906). p. 271.
  17. ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 271.
  19. ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 416.
  20. ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 29a.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  23. ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
  24. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 271.
  25. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 271.
  26. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  27. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

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).


Cressy Class Armoured Cruiser
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