H.M.S. Galatea (1914)
| H.M.S. Galatea (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 0C (1914) 66 (Jan 1918) 33 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Ordered: | Sep, 1912[3] |
| Laid down: | 9 Jan, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 14 May, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1914[6] |
| Sold: | 25 Oct, 1921[7] |
Light cruiser H.M.S. Galatea was one of eight in the Arethusa class, and fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron.
Career
On 24 November, 1914, Galatea was made leader of the First Destroyer Flotilla, replacing Fearless in that role as that ship went over to lead the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
In 1915-1916, she was given a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B to trial for torpedo control. Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received Chadburn's Torpedo Order Telegraphs and had her Wise gauges redone to indicate Torpedo Deflection only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.[9]
Galatea was fitted with a director in February, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[10]
She was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth on 16 August, 1920.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Thomas Drummond Pratt, July 1914.[11]
- Captain James Rose Price Hawksley, December 1914.[12]
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair (Commodore, Second Class), 8 February, 1915.[13]
- Captain Charles M. Forbes, 10 July, 1917.[14]
- Captain Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore, August 1919.[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick N. Eardley-Wilmot, February 1920.[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. pp218-219.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 30.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394g.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 798.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 777.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- 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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