H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874)
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| H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 Mar, 1873[2] |
| Launched: | 24 Mar, 1874[3] |
| Completed: | 11 Sep, 1874[4] |
| Broken up: | 1924[5] |
The torpedo vessel H.M.S. Vesuvius was completed for the Royal Navy in 1874.
Design & Construction
Vesuvius was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry Whitehead torpedoes, being equipped to carry up to ten.[6]
Machinery
With no funnel and machinery designed for a quiet delivery of a modest 9.7 knots, this vessel might have proven a stealthy attacker at night.
Armament
Service
Captains
- Captain Morgan Singer, Sr., 9 September, 1874[7]
- Lieutenant in Command George Le C. Egerton, 11 January, 1884[8]
- Lieutenant in Command Henry B. Jackson, 17 June, 1886[9]
- Lieutenant in Command (T) Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 9 January, 1890[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Reginald H. S. Bacon, 5 May, 1893[11]
- Lieutenant in Command Dudley R. S. de Chair, 16 October, 1895[12] – 22 October, 1897[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 2 August, 1897[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth, 25 August, 1899[15] – 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Sydney S. Hall, 27 June, 1901[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Vernon H. S. Haggard, 9 September, 1904[17] – 31 December, 1905[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) William R. Napier, 1 January, 1906[19] – 30 June, 1908[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 30 June, 1908[21] – 15 July, 1909[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Edward A. D. Masterman, 15 July, 1909[22] – 16 February, 1911
- Lieutenant in Command (T) Brien M. Money, 16 February, 1911[23] – 25 May, 1912[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 25 May, 1912[25][26] – 31 December, 1912[27]
- Commander Brien M. Money, 31 December, 1912[28][29] – 31 March, 1914[30]
- Commander Godfrey F. W. Grayson, 31 March, 1914[31] – 1 August, 1914[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. E. Head, 2 August, 1914[33] – 22 May, 1915 (killed in railway accident)
- Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 22 May, 1915[34] – 17 July, 1917[35]
- Commander Alfred H. Taylor, 26 July, 1917 – 12 March, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Roderick B. T. Miles, 12 March, 1918[36] – 26 September, 1919[37]
- Commander Louis H. B. Bevan, 29 August, 1921[38]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
- ↑ Kemp. H.M. Destroyers. p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1875). p. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 264.
- ↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
- ↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 309a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 309a.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 392.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 392.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 392.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 392.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62. Day of month taken from predecessor's date of discharge.
- ↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 29 July 1921, p. 6.
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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