H.M.S. King Alfred (1901)
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| H.M.S. King Alfred (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.10 (1914) P.98 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898-99 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 11 Aug, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Dec, 1903[6] |
| Sold: | 30 Jan, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In mid-1913 it was approved that King Alfred receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument previously allotted.[8]
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 22 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick L. Campbell, 21 July, 1903.[10]
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 22 December, 1903.[11]
- Captain Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy, January 1905.[12]
- Captain Cecil Fiennes Thursby, December 1905.[13]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 1 February, 1908.[14]
- Captain Eustace La Trobe Leatham, June 1910.[15]
- Captain Walter Maurice Ellerton, January 1913.[16]
- Captain George Price Webley Hope, 29 July, 1914 until 1 October 1914.[Citation needed]
- Captain Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville, September 1915.[17]
- Captain Frank Oswald Lewis, September 1916.[18]
- Captain John Garnet Armstrong, August 1917.[19]
- Captain John Douglas Edwards, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 283 of 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 336.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- 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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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