H.M.S. Grafton (1892)
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| H.M.S. Grafton (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A8 (1914) N.23 (Sep 1915) N.53 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Jan, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Oct, 1894[5] |
| Sold: | 1 Jul, 1920[6] |
H.M.S. Grafton was one of nine Edgar class protected cruisers completed between 1893 and 1896.
Service
She commissioned along with the first class protected cruiser Theseus at Chatham on 6 July 1895,[7] and the pair were ordered to convoy a group of torpedo boats to Gibraltar.[8]
Upon returning from China under command of Captain Frederic William Fisher, the ship paid off at Chatham on 4 October, 1899, her crew receiving the customary leave.[9]
In mid-May, 1900 she went to Sheerness from Chatham to undergo a four-hour steam trial in the North Sea to test recent repairs. She was to be placed into the Fleet Reserve if things went well.[10]
In August, she was one of six cruisers along with Sans Pareil ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems.[11]
In mid-1913, she was with the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 9 July, 1895[13][14] – 27 April, 1896[15] (initially, for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895)
- Captain Edward P. Jones, 1 May, 1896[16] – 3 August, 1898 (invalided with Morbus Cordis)
- Acting Captain Arthur W. Ewart, 4 August, 1898[17] – 10 October, 1898[18]
- Captain Frederic W. Fisher, 1 October, 1898[19] – 4 October, 1899[20]
- Captain Colin R. Keppel, 1901[21] – 1903[22]
- Captain James E. C. Goodrich, 15 October, 1903[23] – 4 November, 1904[24]
- Captain Robert G. Fraser, 5 November, 1904[25] – 16 March, 1905[26]
- Captain William O. Story, 1 April, 1905[27][28] – 6 February, 1906[29]
- Captain Frederick C. A. Ogilvy, 5 February, 1906[30] – 16 August, 1906[31]
- Captain Edward M. Phillpotts, 16 August, 1906[32] – 10 January, 1907[33]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 10 January, 1907[34] – 11 January, 1909[35]
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, 11 January, 1909[36][37] – 1 March, 1910[38]
- Captain Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow, 1 March, 1910[39] – 2 March, 1912
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 2 March, 1912[40][41] – 9 April, 1913[42]
- Commander Charles E. W. Pyddoke, 9 April, 1913[43][44] – 1 August, 1914[45]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, 31 July, 1914[46] – 23 November, 1914[47]
- Captain Henry E. Grace, 25 June, 1915[48] – 12 July, 1917
- Captain Percy Johnson, 12 July, 1917[49] – August, 1919
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, August, 1919[50][51] – 2 April, 1921[52]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, in three trials the ship's crew was able to do this in 4:45 (port), 5:29 (starboard), and 1:41 (port). The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[53]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 24, 1895; pg. 9; Issue 34611.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 03, 1895; pg. 10; Issue 34619.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 05, 1899; pg. 5; Issue 35952.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 17, 1900; pg. 10; Issue 36144.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 24, 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 321.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 585.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 585.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 226.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 300.
- ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 300.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 547.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 547.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
- ↑ Goodrich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 537.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 95.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 322.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. f. 1236.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. f. 1236.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Ogilvy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 415.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 322.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ Hopwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 321.
- ↑ Whitehead Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/453. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ Whitehead Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/453. f. 504.
- ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 322.
- ↑ Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 804.
- ↑ Warleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. f. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 804.
- ↑ Warleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. f. 369.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
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).
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