H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)
| H.M.S. Zealandia | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 73 (1914) 2C (Jan 1918) 19 (Apr 1918) N.89 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 9 February, 1903 |
| Launched: | 4 February, 1904 |
| Commissioned: | 11 July, 1905 |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
The naming of the New Zealand was announced in The Times on 30 September, 1902. She was launched on 4 February, 1904 by Lady Onslow, the wife of the former Governor of New Zealand and Unionist politician the 4th Earl of Onslow. Along with Lord and Lady Onslow, the launch was attended by the Duke of Connaught, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth Sir John Fisher.
Owing to the naming of the latest Indefatigable class battlecruiser for her namesake Dominion, New Zealand was renamed Zealandia on 1 November, 1911 by Lady Hall-Jones, the wife of the High Commissioner in a ceremony at Portsmouth.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain F. C. Doveton Sturdee, 31 December, 1907.[2]
- Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown, 24 July, 1911.[3]
- Captain Walter H. Cowan, 7 February, 1914.[4]
- Captain Richard M. Harbord, February, 1915.[5]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 14 September, 1916.[6]
- Captain Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard, .
Alterations
A main battery gunnery director was ordered for Zealandia on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment, and though it was available in September 1918, installation was only partially completed before war's end.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 348.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 399l.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 399k-l.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 15.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
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