H.M.S. Monarch (1911)
| H.M.S. Monarch (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 55 (1914) 88 (Jan 1918) 60 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[2] |
| Ordered: | 1909 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Apr, 1910[4] |
| Launched: | 30 Mar, 1911[5] |
| Completed: | 28 March, 1912[6] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Apr, 1912 |
| Sunk: | 20 Jan, 1925[7] |
| Fate: | Expended as target |
| First cost: | £1,742,016[8] |
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 264, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[9]
Main Armament
Monarch was built with 13.5-inch Mk II mountings for her guns.[10]
Alterations
In 1913, Monarch was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director along the lines of that developed in Neptune. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.[11]
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[12]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[13]
In 1916 or soon thereafter, she would have received Evershed Bearing Indicators for her main battery, as approved in 1916.[14]
Service
Monarch served in the Second Battle Squadron from at least December 1912, remaining there throughout the war. Monarch relieved the squadron's second flagship, Orion, of that role for just a single month in November, 1916. In May 1919, she stayed with her squadron when it was redesignated the Third Battle Squadron.[15]
She completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 27 April, 1912. She was to recommission at Portsmouth on 7 April, 1914.[16]
Great War
Monarch left Portsmouth at 23:30 on 30 October,[17] and rejoined the Second Battle Squadron at Scapa at 11:00 on 3 November.[18]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Monarch at the Battle of Jutland
Post-War
Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 21 October, 1920.[19]
Radio
By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the Second Battle Squadron were all equipped with Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets.[20]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles L. Napier, 23 January, 1912[21][22] – 4 December, 1912[23]
- Captain Charles F. Sowerby, 16 October, 1912[24] – 29 October, 1912[25] (temporary)
- Captain Robert S. P. Hornby, December, 1912[26] – 16 June, 1913[27]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 16 June, 1913[28] – 17 September, 1915[29]
- Captain Frederick L. Field, 17 September, 1915[30] – 16 December, 1915[31]
- Captain George H. Borrett, 16 December, 1915[32] – 15 March, 1916[33]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 15 March, 1916[34] – April, 1916[35] (temporarily replacing Borrett)
- Captain George H. Borrett, April, 1916[36] – 6 April, 1918[37] (resuming command)
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 7 April, 1918[38] – 30 August, 1919[39]
- Captain George B. Powell, 30 August, 1919[40] – 8 July, 1921[41]
- Captain Frank Powell, 12 July, 1921[42] – 17 August, 1921[43]
- Captain Reginald J. N. Watson, 8 July, 1921[44] – 12 July, 1921[45] (lent to Vindictive)
- Captain Reginald J. N. Watson, 18 August, 1921[46] – 2 July, 1922[47]
- Commander Francis B. Favell, 26 May, 1924[48] – 15 June, 1924 (temporary)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1913–1914. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1913–1914. p. 137.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Hodges. The Big Gun. p. 62.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 145.
- ↑ See Second Battle Squadron and Third Battle Squadron for citations.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345b.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49000. f. 266.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49001. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 813.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 346.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
- ↑ Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395s.
- ↑ Command apparently temporarily given to Hodges.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Resuming service after Hodges's temporary captaincy.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 847.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/242. f. 274.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 256.
Bibliography
- Navy (Dockyard Expense Accounts). 1913–1914. London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1915.
- 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.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Corbett, Sir Julian S. (1920). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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