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From at least December 1913, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}}, remaining there until June 1916, when she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}} to become that formation's flagship.  In February 1919, she was sent to Rosyth when the Fourth was disestablished.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} and {{UK-BS|4}} pages for references.</ref>
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From at least December 1913, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}}, remaining there until June 1916, when she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}} to become that formation's flagship.  In February 1919, she was sent to Rosyth when the Fourth was disestablished,<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} and {{UK-BS|4}} pages for references.</ref> becoming flagship of the Reserve Fleet there in mid 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 785}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 11:15, 2 September 2013

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]

In June 1914, the ship was directed to return its Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder to the manufacturer to replace the long telescope with a shorter one.[7]

By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[8]

Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland

Service

From at least December 1913, she served in the First Battle Squadron, remaining there until June 1916, when she was transferred to the Fourth Battle Squadron to become that formation's flagship. In February 1919, she was sent to Rosyth when the Fourth was disestablished,[9] becoming flagship of the Reserve Fleet there in mid 1920.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 26.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  6. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
  7. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 68 of 26 June 1914.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
  9. See First Battle Squadron and Fourth Battle Squadron pages for references.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 785.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 329.
  13. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394n.
  14. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395c.
  15. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 812.
  16. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 812.
  17. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 785.

Bibliography


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