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| + | In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were three torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:{{ARTS1898|p. 42}} | ||
| + | * two [[18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo]]es, H.B. type | ||
| + | * one [[14-in R.G.F. Mark IX Torpedo]], S.L. type | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 25 November 2012
| H.M.S. Terrible (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.70 (1914) P.A9 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson, Clydebank[2] |
| Laid down: | 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Mar, 1898[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1932[6] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[7] |
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were three torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:[8]
- two 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedoes, H.B. type
- one 14-in R.G.F. Mark IX Torpedo, S.L. type
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes, 1 July, 1896.[9][Citation needed]
- Captain Charles Grey Robinson, March 1898.[10]
- Captain Percy Scott, September, 1899.[Citation needed]
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, January 1905.[11]
- Captain Henry Hervey Campbell, May 1905.[12]
- Captain George Alexander Ballard, 3 July 1906.[13]
- Captain Richard Harbord-Hamond, 20 July, 1907.[14]
- Captain Joseph Ridgway Bridson, February 1911.[15]
- Captain Bentinck John Davies Yelverton, 18 March, 1912.[16]
- Captain Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell, December 1913.[17]
- Captain Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, almost surely after 1913.[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886. Citation may be incorrect.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Possibly mentioned in "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 23 July, 1906. Issue 38079, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 August, 1907. Issue 38400, col E, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 12 March, 1912. Issue 39844, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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