H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)
| H.M.S. Zealandia (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 73 (1914) 2C (Jan 1918) 19 (Apr 1918) N.89 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1902-03 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 9 Feb, 1903[4] |
| Launched: | 4 Feb, 1904[5] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Jul, 1905[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Zealandia was one of eight King Edward VII class battleships. She entered service in 1905 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the Third Battle Squadron.
Service
Her original name, H.M.S. New Zealand, was announced in The Times on 30 September, 1902. She was launched on 4 February, 1904 by Lady Onslow, the wife of the former Governor of New Zealand and Unionist politician the fourth Earl of Onslow. Along with Lord and Lady Onslow, the launch was attended by the Duke of Connaught, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth, Sir John Fisher.
Owing to the naming of the latest Indefatigable class battle cruiser for her namesake Dominion, New Zealand was renamed H.M.S. Zealandia on 1 December, 1911, by Lady Hall-Jones, the wife of Sir William Hall-Jones, the High Commissioner, in a ceremony at Portsmouth.[8]
After completing to full crew at Portsmouth on 14 May, 1912, Zealandia was assigned to the Third Battle Squadron upon its creation that same month, and remained with the Squadron until January, 1918, when she was detached for miscellaneous duties "in Home Waters or on detached service".[9]
She completed to full crew at Portsmouth 14 May, 1912.[10]
At 08:00 on 6 November, 1915, she left Rosyth for Milford, viâ the Pentland Firth, Minches, and Irish Sea, in company with Albemarle and Hibernia. They were to encounter horrific weather which would leave Albemarle a shambles, obliging Hibernia to escort her into Scapa at 07:30.[11]
Zealandia paid off on 20 September, 1917.[12]
She was paid off from March, 1918 through at least July of 1919.[13]
Radio
By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the Third Battle Squadron were all equipped with Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Paul W. Bush, 24 June, 1905[15] – 6 January, 1906[16]
- Captain Francis J. Foley, 7 January, 1906[17] – 15 July, 1906[18]
- Captain Edward G. Shortland, 16 July, 1906[19] – 31 December, 1907[20]
- Captain F. C. Doveton Sturdee, 31 December, 1907[21] – 13 October, 1908[22]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 12 October, 1908[23] – 1 April, 1909[24]
- Captain James C. Ley, 3 April, 1909[25]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 26 May, 1909[26][27] – 6 June, 1911[28]
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 6 June, 1911[29] – 24 July, 1911[30]
- Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown, 24 July, 1911[31][32]
- Captain Henry T. Buller, 17 November, 1911[33] – 17 May, 1912[34]
- Captain Thomas D. L. Sheppard, 17 May, 1912[35][36] – 7 February, 1914[37]
- Captain Walter H. Cowan, 7 February, 1914[38] – 17 February, 1915[39]
- Captain Richard M. Harbord, 17 February, 1915[40] – 14 September, 1916[41]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 14 September, 1916[42] (loaned to Dreadnought for unstated period starting 1 December, 1916)
- Commander Ernest G. H. Du Boulay, 15 November, 1918[43] – 14 February, 1919 (and for command of Africa)
Alterations
Then part of the Channel Fleet, New Zealand started a refit in Devonport in May 1908, after completing a Gunlayers' Test.[44]
A main battery gunnery director was ordered for Zealandia on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment, and though it was available in September 1918, installation was only partially completed before war's end.[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 287.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 December, 1911. Issue 39758, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ See Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) for details on her service in 3BS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 398.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49001. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 902-945.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 19 and Supplements through July 1919.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 505.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 505.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 247.
- ↑ Shortland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 361.
- ↑ Shortland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 361.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 348.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 40.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 589.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Ley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 349.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
- ↑ Gilpin-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 395.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 398.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945a.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
- 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.
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