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==Captains==
{{CAPTAINS}}
Dates of appointment given:
 
*{{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, pg. 8.</ref>
*{{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, pg. 8.</ref>
*Captain [[George Walter Smith]], 15 July 1904. (only until 17 July).
*Captain [[George Walter Smith]], 15 July 1904. (only until 17 July).
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==Torpedoes==
==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 minute, 25.4 seconds.  The best time was achieved by sister [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref>
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 minute, 25.4 seconds.  The best time was achieved by sister [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref>
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Aboukir_(1900) Wikipedia]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 15:00, 12 July 2012

H.M.S. Aboukir
Career Details
Built By: Fairfield
Laid down: 9 November, 1898
Launched: 16 May, 1900
Commissioned: 3 April, 1902
Sunk: 22 September, 1914
By: U.9

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 minute, 25.4 seconds. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 April, 1902. Issue 36733, col C, pg. 8.
  2. Navy List (October, 1908). p. 271.
  3. Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
  4. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

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