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Revision as of 18:43, 21 March 2015
| H.M.S. Arrogant (1896) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.42 (1914) N.08 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1895[3] |
| Launched: | 26 May, 1896[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1898[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Nov, 1923[6] |
| Fate: | to Hughes, Bolckow |
H.M.S. Arrogant was one of four Arrogant class cruisers completed between 1898 and 1900. She served as a depot ship for submarines during the Great War.
Service
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July 1911[7] as she completed conversion to a depot ship.[8]
In mid-1913, she was servicing Fourth Submarine Flotilla in Portsmouth.[9]
She served the Fourth Submarine Flotilla at Dover from 1914-1916 and also served the Fifth Submarine Flotilla and acted as based flagship there from 1915-1918.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John Ferris, 27 January, 1898[11] – 18 January, 1899[12]
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 18 January, 1899[13] – 17 January, 1901[14]
- Captain Henry C. B. Hulbert, 17 January, 1901[15][16]
- Captain David Beatty, 3 March, 1903[Citation needed]
- Captain John P. Rolleston, 3 January, 1905[17]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 8 June, 1906[18] – 9 September, 1907[19]
- Captain Ralph Hudleston, 10 September, 1907[20]
- Captain Henry H. Bruce, 8 April, 1909[21] – 5 January, 1910[22]
- Captain E. Percy F. G. Grant, 5 January, 1910[23][24] – 26 May, 1910[25]
- Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 1 July, 1911[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Martin E. Nasmith, 15 August, 1912[27] (also for Submarines, for duty with Commodore (S), and for Instructional and Drafting duties)
- Commander Charles J. C. Little, 3 August, 1914[28] (and in command of Submarines)
- Commander Alexander R. Palmer, 10 February, 1915[29] (and in command of Submarines)
- Acting Commander (emergency) Henry Spencer, 2 August, 1915[30] (and in command of Submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander George A. Saltren-Willett, September, 1917[31] (and in command of the submarine flotilla)
- Commander John G. Bower, 25 August, 1919[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. M. Peto, 27 September, 1920[33]
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, 40 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[34]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 40, 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 40, 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 279.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 January, 1910. Issue 39162, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392e. The year is a guess and might be 1916; the 1914 provided seems clearly to be in error.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 728.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
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