H.M.S. Black Prince (1904)
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| H.M.S. Black Prince (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 65 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 3 Jun, 1903[4] |
| Launched: | 8 Nov, 1904[5] |
| Completed: | 27 Mar, 1906[6] |
| Sunk: | 31 May, 1916[7] |
| Fate: | Lost with all hands |
Service
Black Prince had her nucleus crew completed to full complement at Chatham Dockyard on 27 March, 1906, for service in the Second Cruiser Squadron.[8]
As part of the Channel Fleet, Black Prince started a refit on 29 February 1908. She was due to emerge on 29 April.[9]
Recommissioned at Portsmouth on 23 April 1912, by mid-1913 she was part of the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[10]
Radio
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Bernard Currey, 1 February, 1906[12] – 21 December, 1906[13] (and as Flag Captain to Poë[14])
- Captain Richard P. F. Purefoy, 21 December, 1906[15][16] – 4 January, 1909[17]
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 5 January, 1909[18][19] – 12 January, 1911[20]
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 12 January, 1911[21][22] – 25 March, 1912[23]
- Captain John S. Luard, 26 March, 1912[24][25] – 10 April, 1913[26]
- Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown, 10 April, 1913[27] – 3 January, 1915[28][29]
- Captain James D. Dick, 3 January, 1915[30] – 22 January, 1916[31]
- Captain Thomas P. Bonham, 22 January, 1916[32] – 1 June, 1916 (killed when ship lost under his command at the Battle of Jutland)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 284.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 March, 1906. Issue 37979, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series. p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Currey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 36.
- ↑ Which one?
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
- ↑ Purefoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 617.
- ↑ Purefoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 617.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 284.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1908. Issue 38818, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 December, 1910. Issue 39458, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 284.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392k.
- ↑ Dick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 204.
- ↑ Bonham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 295.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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