H.M.S. Chatham (1911)
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| H.M.S. Chatham (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 37 (1914) 38 (Jan 1918) 18 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Jan, 1911[3] |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1911[4] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1926[6] |
Service
Chatham commissioned at Chatham on 3 December, 1912. She was ordered to join the Second Battle Squadron on 5 July 1913, but may have been attached to it previously.[7]
She was to join the Third Light Cruiser Squadron in 1916, but was delayed after she struck a mine, thus missing the Battle of Jutland. She joined around July 1916.
In early 1919, she was sent to the Nore.
Alterations
Chatham was fitted with a director in September, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 11 July, 1912[9] – 29 March, 1916[10]
- Commander Raymond Fitzmaurice, 23 November, 1915[11] (temporary for sick Drury-Lowe)
- Captain Arthur Bromley, 1 May, 1916[12] – 8 September, 1916[13]
- Captain Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 8 September, 1916[14][15] – 1 January, 1918[16] (and as Second in Command, Third Light Cruiser Squadron from 24 December, 1917)
- Captain Theodore J. Hallett, 1 January, 1918[17] – 26 February, 1919
- Captain William L. Elder, 26 February, 1919 – 16 July, 1919
- Captain Alan G. Hotham, 24 May, 1920[18][19] – July, 1923[20]
- Captain Alister F. Beal, 22 August, 1923[21]
- Captain The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay, 1923[22] (for passage home)
- Captain Noel F. Laurence, 1924[23] – 1925
- Captain Cecil N. Reyne, 1925[24] – 4 January, 1926[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ Ship's Logbook.
- ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
- ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392i.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 756.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/184. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 953-8.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/184. f. 184.
- ↑ Ship's Logbook.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
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).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- 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.
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