H.M.S. Superb (1907)
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| H.M.S. Superb | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 49 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
| Laid Down: | 6 February, 1907 |
| Launched: | 7 November, 1907 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1909 |
| Sold: | 12 December, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Motto:Ense et animo
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George P. W. Hope, 30 April, 1913.
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 6 November, 1914.[2]
- Captain Edmond Hyde Parker, 20 February, 1915.[3]
- Captain Charles W. Bruton, C.M.G. (15 December, 1919 – ?)
- Commander John Claude Hamilton, 1914-1917 (Gunnery Officer, Executive Officer)
| H.M.S. Superb (Ch.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| As of December, 1918.[4] | ||
| Rank | Name | Appointed |
| Captain | Stephen Herbert Radcliffe | 22 June, 1918 |
| Commander | George Calthorpe Woodward | 26 July, 1917 |
| Lieutenant-Commander | (G) Arthur Douglas Wales Smith | 13 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant-Commander | (N) William Arthur Usher | 15 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant-Commander | (I) William Ogilvy Hozier | 22 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant | (T) John Dunphy (Acting) | 31 January, 1918 |
| Lieutenant | William Sylvester Moor | 22 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant | Robert Avaline Melhuish | 22 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant | Kenneth Mark Lefebre Robinson | — June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Walter Paine | 14 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Harry Irvine | 28 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. | Brinsley Darracott Nicholson | 22 June, 1918 |
| Engineer Commander | Ernest Folliott Baker | 17 September, 1917 |
| Temporary Engineer Lieutenant-Commander | William Edward Buscombe (Acting) | 16 May, 1918 |
| Major, R.M.A. | Ivor Harries | 22 June, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.M. | Henry Seymour Gordon Eastman (Acting) | 22 June, 1918 |
| Chaplain | Reverend James Gilbert Denniston, M.A. (Acting) | 24 June, 1918 |
| Temporary Instructor Lieutenant | Alfred Swithinbank, M.Sc. (Acting) | — June, 1918 |
| Surgeon Commander | (I) Elystan Glodrydd Evelyn O'Leary, F.R.C.S. Ed. | — February, 1918 |
| Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant | James Alexander Lumsden-Cook, M.B. | 19 August, 1918 |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Robert Kirk Dickson | — June, 1918 |
| Mate | Charles Burr (Acting) | — June, 1918 |
| Mate (E) | William John McGhee | 4 June, 1917 |
| Mate (E) | John James Ronson | 6 October, 1917 |
| Temporary Engineer Sub-Lieutenant | Ernest Markham | 8 July, 1918 |
| Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant | David Thomas Griffiths (Acting) | 22 June, 1918 |
| Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Edward Clist | — June, 1918 |
| Chief Gunner | Benjamin Richardson | 27 July, 1918 |
| Chief Boatswain | William Alfred Cutler | 22 March, 1918 |
| Gunner | (T) Henry James Brennan | 23 March, 1918 |
| Gunner | William Frederick Everitt (For Instructional Duties.) |
22 June, 1918 |
| Gunner | Richard Coker (For Instructional Duties.) |
29 June, 1918 |
| R.M. Gunner | [{Ernest George Thronton]], R.M.A. | 17 October, 1918 |
| Boatswain | John Francis Borlace | 7 April, 1917 |
| Boatswain | Charles Edward Strevens (Acting) (For Q.D. Duties.) |
— June, 1918 |
| Warrant Shipwright | Henry Stopford Brice | 21 December, 1916 |
| Artificer Engineer | Andrew Logan Weir | 11 May, 1917 |
| Artificer Engineer | George Clasby | 16 August, 1917 |
| Artificer Engineer | Frederick Moore (Acting) | 27 June, 1918 |
| Warrant Electrician | Albert Ernest Griffin | 9 November, 1916 |
| Midshipman | Frank Michael Walton | 14 September, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | John Clark | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Philip Aderne John Latham | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Terence Anthony Warwick Blackwood | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Oliver Charles Anderson | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | John Duncan | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Thomas G. M. Nicholson | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Hilary Redvers Rooper | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Ernest Bradley | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Cecil Frank Hunter | — June, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Erle Howe Pitt | 3 July, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Herbert Charles Foster | 6 July, 1918 |
| Midshipman, R.N.R. | Francis Cyril Masson Evans | 6 July, 1918 |
| Borne as additional:— | ||
| Paymaster Commander | Martin Gilbert Bennett (Acting) (As Secretary to Rear-Admiral Richard Webb, C.B.) |
11 November, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. | George C. Gollman (On Staff of Rear-Admiral Richard Webb, C.B.) |
11 November, 1918 |
| Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. | (I) William Campbell (Acting) (For service with C.-in-C. Mediterranan) |
18 November, 1918 |
Alterations
Superb was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[5]
Fate
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
