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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
| − | * Captain [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr]], | + | *{{CaptRN}} [[Ronald Arthur Hopwood]], December 1911.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Henry Harvey Bruce|Henry H. Bruce]], 21 June, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 329 | + | * Captain [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr]], ?{{CN}} |
| + | *Captain [[Henry Harvey Bruce|Henry H. Bruce]], 21 June, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 329.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Lewis Clinton-Baker]], 23 April, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 394''n''.</ref> | *Captain [[Lewis Clinton-Baker]], 23 April, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 394''n''.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Henry Wise Parker|Henry W. Parker]], June, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''c''.</ref> | *Captain [[Henry Wise Parker|Henry W. Parker]], June, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''c''.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Alexander Lowndes]], 12 February, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 812.</ref> | *Captain [[Alexander Lowndes]], 12 February, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 812.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[James Tobin Bush|James T. Bush]], 1 August, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919). p. 812.</ref> | *Captain [[James Tobin Bush|James T. Bush]], 1 August, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919). p. 812.</ref> | ||
| + | *Captain [[Ralph Eliot]], May 1920.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 17 October 2012
| H.M.S. Hercules (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 47 (1914) 69 (Jan 1918) 54 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Palmer, Hebburn[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 Jul, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 10 May, 1910[4] |
| Commissioned: | 31 Jul, 1911 |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In 1913, Hercules was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[6]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[7]
Jutland
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ronald Arthur Hopwood, December 1911.[8]
- Captain Mark Edward Frederic Kerr, ?[Citation needed]
- Captain Henry H. Bruce, 21 June, 1913,[9]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 23 April, 1915.[10]
- Captain Henry W. Parker, June, 1916.[11]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, 12 February, 1918.[12]
- Captain James T. Bush, 1 August, 1919.[13]
- Captain Ralph Eliot, May 1920.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 26.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 329.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394n.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395c.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 812.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 812.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
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