H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)
| H.M.S. Zealandia (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 73 (1914) 2C (Jan 1918) 19 (Apr 1918) N.89 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 9 Feb, 1903[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Feb, 1904[5] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Jul, 1905 |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
The naming of H.M.S. 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 H.M.S. 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 Francis John Foley, January 1906.[7]
- Captain Edward George Shortland, July 1906.[8]
- Captain F. C. Doveton Sturdee, 31 December, 1907.[9]
- Captain Archibald Peile Stoddart, October 1908.[10]
- Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown, 24 July, 1911.[11]
- Captain Henry Tritton Buller, November 1911.[12]
- Captain Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard, .May 1912.[13]
- Captain Walter H. Cowan, 7 February, 1914.[14]
- Captain Richard M. Harbord, February, 1915.[15]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 14 September, 1916.[16]
Alterations
Then part of the Channel Fleet, New Zealand started a refit in Devonport in May 1908, after completing a Gunlayers' Test.[17]
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.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 348.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 399l.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 399k-l.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. 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.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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