H.M.S. Donegal (1902)
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| H.M.S. Donegal (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 9C (1914) 55 (Jan 1918) N.28 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1900-01 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 14 Feb, 1901[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Sep, 1902[5] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Nov, 1903[6] |
| Sold: | 1 Jul, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Castle; resold[8] |
H.M.S. Donegal was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport on 23 May 1911.[9]
She arrived at Scapa on 25 October, 1915, from Halifax.[10]
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederic E. E. Brock, 5 November, 1903[11] – 21 May, 1905[12]
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, 22 May, 1905[13] – c. 24 October, 1905[14]
- Captain Herbert A. S. Fyler, 31 October, 1905[15] – 1 February, 1906[16]
- Captain William J. Grogan, 1 February, 1906 – 9 April, 1906
- Captain Charles H. H. Moore, 10 April, 1906[17] – 2 May, 1906[18]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 23 June, 1906[19] – 1 February, 1908[20]
- Captain The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 1 February, 1908[21][22] – 9 March, 1909[23]
- Captain Thomas D. L. Sheppard, 9 March, 1909[24][25] – 11 April, 1911[26]
- Captain Lionel Halsey, 11 April, 1911[27][28] – 20 September, 1912[29]
- Captain George H. Borrett, 20 September, 1912[30] – 25 August, 1913[31]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 25 August, 1913[32] – 10 January, 1914[33] (temporary)
- Commander Maurice H. H. Nelson, 7 April, 1914 – 17 September, 1914
- Captain Charles D. Carpendale, September, 1914[34] – 7 August, 1915[35]
- Captain Warren H. D'Oyly, 7 August, 1915[36][37] – late 1917[38] (sick for 10 weeks from mid-March 1916 and then eye trouble from late September, 1917)
- Captain Charles A. Fountaine, 21 March, 1916 – 28 May, 1916 (temporary)
- Captain Leonard L. P. Willan, 29 August, 1917[39] – 28 February, 1918[40] (had been executive officer since 17 September, 1914)
- Captain Edward H. Rymer, 11 March, 1918[41] – 19 February, 1919
- Commander Arthur A. Mellin, 13 February, 1919[42] – 30 September, 1919
- Commander John A. Ingles, 18 October, 1919[43] – 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 302.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49000. f. 269.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
- ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
- ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 302.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 302.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 302.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 302.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 305.
- ↑ Carpendale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 443.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393d.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ Willan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/322. f. 322.
- ↑ Willan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/322. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 20 Feb. 1919, p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Oct. 1919, p. 18.
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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