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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|nick=Cuthbert G. Chapman|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref>|end=8 November, 1910<ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|nick=Cuthbert G. Chapman|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref>|end=8 November, 1910<ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 10 February 2015
| H.M.S. Devonshire (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 38 (1914) 53 (Jan 1918) N.19 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1901-02 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Mar, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Apr, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Aug, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Preston and Barrow[7] |
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1911.[8]
In mid-1913, she was serving in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[9]
She paid off in charge of the Naval Shipkeeping Party at Devonport on 31 March, 1920.[10]
Radio
In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[11]
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[12]
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert A. S. Fyler, August, 1905[13]
- Captain John de M. Hutchison, 8 May, 1907[14]
- Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, 19 March, 1909[15][16] – 8 November, 1910[17]
- Captain Herbert C. C. Da Costa, 8 November, 1910[18] – 15 October, 1912[19]
- Captain Henry B. Pelly, 15 October, 1912[20]
- Captain William J. S. Alderson, 10 August, 1913[21] – 9 June, 1914[22]
- Captain Edwin V. Underhill, 9 June, 1914[23] – 3 March, 1916[24]
- Captain John D. Kelly, 3 March, 1916[25]
- Captain Henry B. T. Somerville, 20 October, 1916[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander (N) Frederic G. Buchanan, 1 November, 1916[27]
- Captain George B. Powell, 10 November, 1917[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 69.
- ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
- ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
- ↑ Underhill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 480.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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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