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Revision as of 20:07, 10 March 2015

H.M.S. Canopus (1897)
Pendant Number: N.29 (1914)
N.17 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 4 Jan, 1897[3]
Launched: 13 Oct, 1897[4]
Completed: 5 Dec, 1899[5]
Sold: 18 Feb, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Canopus was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Canopus Class in the Royal Navy completed in 1899.

Service

She paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.[7] On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to Canopus for tactical exercises, amongst whom were Robert L. Groome,[8] and Maurice Woollcombe.[9]

In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore. In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she had or was slated to receive a Marconi W/T kit.[26]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  5. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 172.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 April, 1903. Issue 37064, col E, p. 12.
  8. ↑ Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 546.
  9. ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 290.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
  13. ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 524.
  14. ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
  15. ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. p. 547.
  16. ↑ Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
  17. ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  18. ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  19. ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
  20. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 291.
  22. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 July, 1910. Issue 39319, col F, p. 9.
  23. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  24. ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
  26. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—I." The Naval Review XI (1): pp. 143-152.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—II." The Naval Review XI (2): pp. 324-337.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—III." The Naval Review XI (3): pp. 526-537.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—IV." The Naval Review XI (4): pp. 717-736.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).


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