H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)

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H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)
Pendant Number: 38 (1914)
53 (Jan 1918)
N.19 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[2]
Laid down: 25 Mar, 1902[3]
Launched: 30 Apr, 1904[4]
Commissioned: 24 Aug, 1905[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Preston and Barrow[7]

Service

She recommissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1911.[8]

In mid-1913, she was serving in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[9]

In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain Francis Wade Caulfeild under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.[10]

She paid off in charge of the Naval Shipkeeping Party at Devonport on 31 March, 1920.[11]

Radio

In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[12]

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[13]

Alterations

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
  10. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
  12. ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  13. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  14. Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  15. Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  16. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
  17. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
  18. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
  19. Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  20. Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  21. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  22. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
  23. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  24. Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  25. Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  26. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
  27. Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  28. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
  29. Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
  30. Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
  31. Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
  32. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
  33. Underhill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 480.
  34. Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  35. Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  36. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393.
  37. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  38. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
  39. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
  40. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
  41. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  42. Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • 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).


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