H.M.S. Irresistible (1898)
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| H.M.S. Irresistible (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 64 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 11 Apr, 1898[4] |
| Launched: | 15 Dec, 1898[5] |
| Completed: | Oct, 1901[6] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Feb, 1902 |
| Mined: | 18 Mar, 1915[7] |
| Fate: | in Dardanelles |
Service
Irresistible passed into the Fleet Reserve on 3 February, 1902.[8]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 27 March 1913 for service with Second Fleet.[9]
Eleven men died when she sank, with two more to succumb later.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George M. Henderson, 4 February, 1902[11] – 30 November, 1904[12]
- Captain Sackville H. Carden, 25 November, 1904[13] – 20 December, 1905[14]
- Captain Reginald H. S. Bacon, 20 December, 1905[15] – 2 July, 1906[16]
- Captain Lionel G. Tufnell, 20 June, 1906[17] – 27 May, 1907[18]
- Captain Hugh P. Williams, 27 May, 1907[19] – 1 May, 1908[20]
- Captain Cresswell J. Eyres, 1 May, 1908[21] – 5 April, 1910[22]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 5 April, 1910[23] – 1 June, 1910[24]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 28 February, 1911[25][26] – 26 March, 1912[27]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 27 March, 1912[28][29] – 26 March, 1913[30]
- Captain Noel Grant, 26 March, 1913[31]
- Captain The Hon. Stanhope Hawke, 15 April, 1914[32][33] – 14 February, 1915[34]
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 4 January, 1915[35] – 18 March, 1915[36] (vessel lost under his command)
Radio
She likely was completed with or was slated to receive a W/T kit soon after completion, based on her sisters were completed slightly earlier and were so designated.[37]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 36.
- ↑ Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1902–1903. p. 26.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 191.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1902–1903. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 332.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 78.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
- ↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
- ↑ Carden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 186.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
- ↑ Tufnell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1338.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1409.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 333.
- ↑ Eyres Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 9.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 109/218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 333.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 109/218.
- ↑ Woolcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 334.
- ↑ Woolcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 339.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
Bibliography
- Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1902–1903. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1904.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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