H.M.S. Sandhurst (1905)

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H.M.S. Sandhurst (1905)
Pendant Number: A4 (Jan 1916)
C9 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Harland & Wolff[2]
Launched: 14 Dec, 1905[3]
Broken up: Apr, 1946[4]

H.M.S. Sandhurst was the former civil ship Manipur, hired in November 1914 and purchased in 1915. She served as the dummy battleship Indomitable before being converted to a fleet repair ship.[5]

Service

Sandhurst completed conversion to a depot ship in September, 1916. She served at Scapa Flow from 1916 to 1918.[6]

She was re-commissioned on 5 July, 1926.[7]

She was re-commissioned at Malta on 14 January, 1929.[8]

She re-commissioned at Chatham on 22 July, 1931 and returned to work in the Mediterranean.[9]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 25 July, 1935 for the Mediterranean.[10]

In September 1935, she returned to Chatham and then Devonport from the Mediterranean, where she had been replaced by the new depot ship Woolwich, and was placed under the command of Cdr. Trevylyan Michael Napier.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 267.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 271.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 273.
  11. "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 12 Sept. 1935, p. 6.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 902.
  13. Superseded that day. Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 860.
  15. Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
  16. Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
  17. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 808.
  18. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 267.
  19. Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  20. Ford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 180.
  21. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 267.
  22. Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  23. Lawrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/38. f. 441.
  24. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 267.
  25. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 267.
  26. Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
  27. Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
  28. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 268.
  29. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  30. Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/73. f. 79.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 271.
  32. Creswell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/79. f. 439.
  33. Creswell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/79. f. 439.
  34. Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/96. f. 96.
  35. Dean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/96. f. 96.
  36. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 273.
  37. "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 26 Oct. 1935, p. 7.
  38. Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  39. Fryer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/29. f. 29.
  40. Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  41. Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  42. Hoare-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/46. f. 46.
  43. Wyld Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/51. f. 256.
  44. Wyld Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/51. f. 256.
  45. Wyld Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/51. f. 256.

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).