H.M.S. Albatross (1898)
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| H.M.S. Albatross (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.32 (1914) D.44 (Sep 1915) D.02 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Ordered: | 1986-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 27 Nov, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 19 Jul, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1900[6] |
| Broken up: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Albatross was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
She was built for £66,500, and failed to make her design speed of 32 knots, reaching just 31.35 knots despite developing 7,732 H.P. – more than her designed 7,500 H.P..[8]
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Claude L. Cumberlege, 15 January 1906.[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Miles B. Birkett, January, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Clive Phillipps-Wolley, 13 January, 1914.[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Ralph Neville, 27 June, 1914.[12]
- Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command William L. Pope, 19 February, 1918.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 67.
- ↑ Cumberbatch Family History
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919), p. 727.
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