H.M.S. Topaze (1903)
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| H.M.S. Topaze (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.29 (1914) P.2A (Sep 1915) P.1C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Aug, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Jul, 1903[4] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Dec, 1904[5] |
| Sold: | 22 Sep, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen[7] |
H.M.S. Topaze was the first of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
The Topaze was launched on 23 July 1903, christened by Miss Annie Laird.[8]
A navigating party took her from Devonport to Birkenhead in November 1904, conducting a 24-hour full power trial en route.[9]
Assigned to the Channel Fleet, she left Portland for Sheerness on 30 November 1905 under the command of Commander Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard.[10]
On 22 October 1906 she arrived at Chatham Dockyard under the command of Henry Blackett, to refit and re-commission with a new crew.[11]
She left Cromarty on 29 July 1907.[12]
She arrived at Chatham on 4 December 1907 for her annual refit.[13]
In mid-1913, Topaze was serving with Third Fleet.[14]
She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October 1919.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 6 December, 1904[16] – 3 September, 1906[17]
- Commander Henry Blackett, 3 September, 1906[18] – 20 January, 1908[19]
- Captain Lewis Bayly, 20 January, 1908[20] – 26 November, 1908[21] (Commodore, Second Class in Home Fleet in Charge of Destroyers in Commission)
- Commodore, Second Class Edward F. B. Charlton, 27 November, 1908[22][23] – 27 July, 1909[24] (and in charge of First Destroyer Flotilla?)
- Commander Francis M. Leake, 27 July, 1909[25] – 10 August, 1909[26]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1909[27] – 5 August, 1910[28] (and as Captain (D), Portsmouth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 2 August, 1910[29][30] – 31 July, 1912[31] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and then Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Charles J. Wintour, 1 April, 1913[32] – 11 April, 1913[33] (lent)
- Commander George P. Leith, 14 April, 1913[34][35] – 4 August, 1913[36]
- Captain William Bowden-Smith, 15 July, 1913[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert J. A. Throckmorton, 26 August, 1913[38][39] – 4 May, 1914[40]
- Commander William J. B. Law, 31 March, 1914[41] – 5 May, 1915
- Captain Cecil H. Fox, 5 May, 1915[42] – 14 May, 1915[43]
- Captain Francis C. Brown, 14 May, 1914[44] – 16 May, 1915[45] (and as Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, 22 August, 1916[46][47] – 25 April, 1919[48]
- Commander Cuthbert D. Longstaff, 25 April, 1919[49] – 21 November, 1919
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[50]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 386.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ "Cruiser Launched at Birkenhead". The Liverpool Mercury. 24 July 1903. p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 Oct. 1904, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Dec. 1905, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 23 Oct. 1906, p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 30 July 1907, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 Dec. 1907, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
- ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 84.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 444.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 386.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 387.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
- ↑ Throckmorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/95. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 384.
- ↑ Throckmorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/95. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398r.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
- ↑ Woods Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/204. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Woods Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/204. f. 208.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
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