H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)
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H.M.S. Devonshire (1904) | |
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Pendant Number: | 38 (1914) 53 (Jan 1918) N.19 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[2] |
Laid down: | 25 Mar, 1902[3] |
Launched: | 30 Apr, 1904[4] |
Commissioned: | 24 Aug, 1905[5] |
Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
Fate: | to Ward, Preston and Barrow[7] |
Service
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[8]
Radio
In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[9]
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, October 1905.[10]
- Captain John de M. Hutchison, 8 May, 1907.[11]
- Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, 19 March, 1909.[12]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 8 November, 1910.[13]
- Captain Henry B. Pelly, 15 October, 1912.[14]
- Captain William J. S. Alderson, 10 August, 1913.[15]
- Captain Edwin V. Underhill, 9 June, 1914.[16]
- Captain John D. Kelly, 3 March, 1916.[17]
- Captain Henry B. T. Somerville, 20 October, 1916.[18]
- Captain George Bingham Powell, November 1917.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 300.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. 483.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393j.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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).
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