H.M.S. Indomitable (1907)
| H.M.S. Indomitable (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 77 (1914) 75 (Jan 1918) 05 (Apr, 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield, Govan[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Mar, 1906[3] |
| Launched: | 16 Mar, 1907[4] |
| Commissioned: | 25 Jun, 1908[5] |
| Sold: | 1 Dec, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Construction and Acceptance
When in December 1906 Indomitable's anchor and hawsepipe arrangements seemed problematic in mock-up, Lusitania was fitting out in Clydebank, and it was observed that she had a more elegant plan. It was mimicked for Inflexible and Indomitable.[7]
| Construction Costs, pounds Sterling[8] | |
|---|---|
| Hull and fittings | 801,066 |
| Propelling and Machinery | 476,539 |
| Hydraulics and Air Compressing | 325,708 |
| Gun mountings | 12,979 |
| Total | 1,617,791 |
The ship was one of seven which tested Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraphs. Testing was completed in late 1913.[9]
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 261, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[10]
Radio
Indomitable received the first sea-going Service Mark II radio set, and conducted range tests to Vernon while on her voyage to Quebec in 1908.[11]
Main Battery
Indomitable incorporated new turret training engines controlled by a single wheel which proved a great advance over earlier equipment. The new gear showed "marked reduction in throw-off and good control of starting, stopping and creep with little effort on the handwheel.[12]
Alterations
Directors
In 1913, Indomitable was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between December, 1915 and the Battle of Jutland.[13]
Spotting
In late 1913, the ship landed a Pattern 740 Zeiss stereo spotting telescope Mark II at Portsmouth in order to take on a Ross Pattern 873 model for a three-month comparative evaluation.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 16 April, 1908.[15]
- Captain Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé, 26 July, 1909.[16]
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, 3 January, 1911.[17]
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, November 1911.[18]
- Captain George H. Baird, 21 February, 1912.[19]
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 11 December, 1912.[20]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 7 June, 1916.[21]
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, 13 August, 1917.[22]
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 1 March, 1919.[23]
Service
Indomitable recommissioned at Chatham on 21 February 1912.[24]
She recommissioned at Sheerness on 10 February, 1914.[25]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Indomitable at the Battle of Jutland
Post-War
She paid off at the Nore on 31 March, 1920.[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 24.
- ↑ Clydebank Battlecruisers. p. 15.
- ↑ Clydebank Battlecruisers. p. 16.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 24.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
- ↑ Clydebank Battlecruisers. p. 16.
- ↑ Clydebank Battlecruisers. p. 16.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Wireless Appendix, p. 14.
- ↑ Brooks. Dreadnought Gunnery. p. 46.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-11.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 662 of 21 Nov, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 17 April, 1908. Issue 38623, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395j.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 394q.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 331.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 329.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 792.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Roberts, John (1997). Battlecruisers. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 186176006X. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557500681. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Johnston, Ian (2011). Clydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown's Shipyard. South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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