H.M.S. Spartiate (1898)
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| H.M.S. Spartiate (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 10 May, 1897[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1898[4] |
| Commissioned: | 17 Mar, 1903[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1932[6] |
H.M.S. Spartiate was one of eight Diadem class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy near the beginning of the twentieth century.
Service
Spartiate was re-commissioned at Portsmouth 1 April, 1909.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain F. Alban A. G. Tate, January, 1903[8] – 1 October, 1903[9]
- Captain Francis G. Eyre, 3 January, 1905[10] – 11 July, 1905[11]
- Captain Cresswell J. Eyres, 14 July, 1905[12] – 15 June, 1907[13]
- Commander Carlton V. de M. Cowper, 6 April, 1909[14] – 16 June, 1909[15]
- Captain Charles E. Le Mesurier, 17 June, 1909[16] (for manoeuvres)
- Commander James R. P. Hawksley, 9 January, 1912[17] – 5 February, 1912[18]
- Captain The Hon. George A. Hardinge, 18 June, 1907[19] – 19 August, 1907[20]
- Commander Ernest Henslowe, 16 June, 1909[21] – 4 January, 1910
- Captain George P. E. Hunt, January, 1910[22] (lent for torpedo trials)
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, 4 February, 1910[23] – 2 August, 1910[24]
- Captain Edward G. Lowther-Crofton, 24 June, 1910[25] – c. 29 July, 1910[26] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Thomas D. Pratt, 4 January, 1911[27][28] – 9 January, 1912[29]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 4 April, 1912[30] – 11 July, 1912[31]
- Commander Alldin U. Moore, 5 February, 1912 – 17 March, 1913
- Commander Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville, 14 April, 1913[32] – 30 June, 1913[33]
- Commander Charles Tibbits, 30 June, 1913[34] – 1913[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 375.
- ↑ Tate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1278.
- ↑ Tate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1278.
- ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
- ↑ Date not entirely legible. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Eyres Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 9.
- ↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
- ↑ Cowper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/262. f. 307.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ Hardinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/187. f. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 377.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
- ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 288.
- ↑ Gilbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19643/164. ff. 164, 248.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
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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