H.M.S. Roxburgh (1904)
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H.M.S. Roxburgh (1904) | |
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Pendant Number: | 86 (1914) 3A (Jan 1918) N.34 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | London & Glasgow[2] |
Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 13 Jun, 1902[4] |
Launched: | 19 Jan, 1904[5] |
Commissioned: | 5 Sep, 1905[6] |
Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
Fate: | to Slough T.C.[8] |
Service
Completed to full crew at Devonport on 12 February, 1913 for service in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[9]
Alterations
As part of the Channel Fleet, Roxburgh was to start refitting in Devonport in September 1908, after Hampshire rejoined the Fleet.[10]
Radio
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain The Hon. Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, November, 1905[12]
- Captain Morgan Singer, 19 December, 1907[13]
- Captain Cuthbert E. Hunter, 25 January, 1910[14]
- Captain Cole C. Fowler, 15 September, 1911[15]
- Captain Philip W. Dumas, 26 December, 1913[16]
- Captain Sydney S. Hall, July, 1914[17]
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 31 October, 1914[18] – 27 April, 1915[19]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 27 April, 1915[20]
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 10 December, 1915[21]
- Captain Gerald W. Vivian, September, 1917[22]
- Captain John D. Allen, 12 April, 1919[23] – 13 January, 1920[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Singer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 220.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1910. Issue 39164, col A, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ Chambers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 407.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397l-r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397k-r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397p.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44 f. 44.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44 f. 44.
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).
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