H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
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| H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A0 (1914) N.10 (Sep 1915) N.86 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 20 Jan, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 26 Feb, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Mar, 1893[5] |
| Sold: | 22 Sep, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen[7] |
H.M.S. Royal Arthur was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896. She started the war serving with the Tenth Cruiser Squadron. In 1918, she became a submarine depot ship and was attached to the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla.
Service
Recommissioned at Portsmouth 18 June, 1913 for work with the Third Fleet.[8]
Recommissioned at Sheerness 19 August, 1913.[9]
At the start of the war, the Edgar class cruisers were operating with the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.[10]
In May, 1918, she started work as a depot ship for the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla, which was operating with the Grand Fleet.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick P. Trench, March, 1893[12]
- Captain Frank Finnis, May, 1895[13]
- Captain Charles G. Dicken, 4 November, 1897[14]
- Captain Thomas P. Walker, April, 1901[15]
- Captain Richard P. F. Purefoy, January, 1903[16]
- Captain A. Gordon H. W. Moore, 18 July, 1905[17]
- Captain George A. Ballard, 15 May, 1906[18]
- Captain Norman C. Palmer, 6 July, 1906[19]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, June, 1907[20]
- Captain Basil H. Fanshawe, October, 1911[21]
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 1 July, 1912[22]
- Captain John F. E. Green, October, 1912[23]
- Captain Theobald W. B. Kennedy, 23 June, 1913[24]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 15 July, 1913[25]
- Commander George C. Hardy, 23 June, 1913[26]
- Captain Adolphus H. Williamson, 1 August, 1914[27]
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, February, 1915[28]
- Captain James D. D. Stewart, December, 1915[29]
- Commander Gilbert H. Kellett, 10 June, 1920[30] (and for duty with submarines)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 368.
- ↑ See Tenth Cruiser Squadron for references.
- ↑ See Twelfth Submarine Flotilla for references.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 October, 1897. Issue 35340, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 64.
- ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 416.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 369.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ Williamson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 22.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
Bibliography
- 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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