H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)
From The Dreadnought Project
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 18 December, 1893 |
| Launched: | 19 December, 1894 |
| Commissioned: | 12 December, 1895 |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Contents
Service
Magnificent paid off on 8 August, 1917.[1]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a Marconi W/T set[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Richard B. Farquhar, 6 November, 1906.[3]
- Captain Edward F. B. Charlton, 21 May, 1907.[4]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 28 February, 1910.[5]
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 1 August, 1914.[6]
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, 7 September, 1915.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 395k.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. Book 2. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 342.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 February, 1910. Issue 39189, col F, pg. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395q.
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