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'''H.M.S. ''Venus''''' was completed in 1897 as one of nine [[Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)|''Eclipse'' class cruisers]], but she served in the Great War as a destroyer depot ship.


==Service==
''Venus'' was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], for service in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 19 October, 1897.  Issue '''35338''', col D, p. 8.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 October, 1897.  Issue '''35343''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
The {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} relieved ''Venus'' on the [[Mediterranean Station]] in February, 1908, allowing ''Venus'' to join the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 28, 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38554}}
She completed to special complement at Portsmouth on 20 December, 1911.  In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 390}}


==Career==
In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
''Venus'' was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], for service in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897.  Issue '''35338''', col D, p. 8.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 October, 1897.  Issue '''35343''', col D, p. 10.</ref>


==Radio==
==Radio==
In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine <b>not</b> noted as having or being slated to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|pp. 111-112}}  Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.{{INF}}
In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine <b>not</b> noted as having or being slated to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|pp. 111-112}}  Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.{{INF}}
==Alterations==
In 1902 the ship was rearmed with a single calibre main battery of 6-in B.L. guns in place of the existing mixed battery of 6-in and 4.7-in Q.F. guns. <ref>War Vessels and Aircraft (British and Foreign) Part II (Quarterly Return) October 1915 {{TNA|ADM 186/15.|C2487925}} p. 10.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Venus''">
*{{CaptRN}} [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], 9 November, 1897.<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}.  f. 891.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 522.</ref>|end=30 July, 1897<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 522.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
*Captain [[Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|Henry M. T. Tudor]], 14 February, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 16 February, 1900.  Issue '''36067''', col C, p. 8.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|nick=Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.|appt=9 November, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 306}}<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}.  f. 891.</ref>|precBy=New Command|end=31 March, 1900<ref>Milne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 891.</ref>}}
*Captain Charles H. Cochran, February 1903.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|nick=Henry M. T. Tudor|appt=14 February, 1900<ref>Tudor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 1330.</ref>|end=28 May, 1901<ref>Tudor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 1330.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper]], November 1903.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Home Cochran|nick=Charles H. Cochran|appt=February, 1903{{MackieRNW}}|end=11 November, 1903<ref>Tupper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1336.</ref><ref>Cochran Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}} f. 229.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Francis George Eyre]], 15 July, 1905. <ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|nick=Reginald G. O. Tupper|appt=11 November, 1903<ref>Tupper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1336.</ref>|end=26 July, 1905<ref>Tupper Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1336.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman]], January 1907.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=15 July, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=23 January, 1907<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|ass=26 July, 1905<ref>Discharge date of predecessor.  Tupper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1336.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger J. B. Keyes]], 18 August, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 390.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|nick=Cuthbert G. Chapman|appt=23 January, 1907<ref>Chapman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>|end=17 August, 1908<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590640}} f. 659.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Robert Edmund Ross Benson]], October 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|nick=Roger J. B. Keyes|appt=18 August, 1908<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 277.</ref>|end=11 October, 1910<ref>Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 277.</ref>}}
* Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert]], 14 November, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 11 November, 1911.  Issue '''39740''', col B, p. 13.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Edmund Ross Benson|nick=Robert E. R. Benson|appt=September, 1910<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 240.</ref>|ass=11 October, 1910<ref>Day of month inferred from Keyes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 277.</ref>|end=30 May, 1911<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 240.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Thomas Lawrie Shelford|Thomas L. Shelford]], 1 May, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Russell Hulbert|nick=Arthur R. Hulbert|appt=14 November, 1911<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 11 November, 1911.  Issue '''39740''', col B, p. 13.</ref>|end=}}
*Captain [[Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar|Robert G. D. Dewar]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 388.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Lawrie Shelford|nick=Thomas L. Shelford|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 390}}|end=}}
*Captain [[Lancelot Napier Turton]], October 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Rose Price Hawksley|nick=James R. P. Hawksley|appt=25 April, 1913<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>|end=1 October, 1913<ref>Hawksley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>}}
* Captain [[Hubert Seeds Monroe]],October 1918.{{MackieRNW}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville|nick=Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville|appt=6 December, 1913<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/361.|D7576559}} f. 361.</ref>|end=27 December, 1913<ref>Somerville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/361.|D7576559}} f. 361.</ref>}}
* Captain [[James Rose Price Hawksley]], ?.{{FC}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar|nick=Robert G. D. Dewar|appt=1 August, 1914<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}}  f. 517.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 398''r''}}|end=October, 1917<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lancelot Napier Turton|nick=Lancelot N. Turton|appt=late October, 1917<ref>Turton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/100.|D7602886}} f. 111.</ref>|end=c. 11 October, 1918<ref>Turton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/100.|D7602886}} f. 111.</ref>|note=invalided with pneumonia, to die two days later}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hubert Seeds Monroe|nick=Hubert S. Monroe|appt=15 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 925-925''a''}}<ref>Monroe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 438.</ref>|end=1 May, 1919<ref>Monroe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 438.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Venus_(1895)}}
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 15:03, 5 September 2019

H.M.S. Venus (1895)
Pendant Number: P.36 (1914)
P.2C (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 28 Jun, 1894[4]
Launched: 5 Sep, 1895[5]
Commissioned: 9 Nov, 1897[6]
Sold: 22 Sep, 1921[7]
Fate: to Cohen[8]

H.M.S. Venus was completed in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers, but she served in the Great War as a destroyer depot ship.

Service

Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.[9][10]

The third class protected cruiser Philomel relieved Venus on the Mediterranean Station in February, 1908, allowing Venus to join the Atlantic Fleet.[11]

She completed to special complement at Portsmouth on 20 December, 1911. In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the First Destroyer Flotilla.[12]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[13]

Radio

In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine not noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[14] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]

Alterations

In 1902 the ship was rearmed with a single calibre main battery of 6-in B.L. guns in place of the existing mixed battery of 6-in and 4.7-in Q.F. guns. [15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 28, 1908; pg. 11; Issue 38554.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
  13. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  14. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
  15. ↑ War Vessels and Aircraft (British and Foreign) Part II (Quarterly Return) October 1915 The National Archives. ADM 186/15. p. 10.
  16. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  17. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 306.
  19. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  20. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  21. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
  22. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  25. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
  26. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  27. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  28. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  29. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  30. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  31. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  32. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
  33. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
  34. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  35. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  36. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
  37. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 390.
  39. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  40. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  41. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  42. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  43. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.
  45. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  46. ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  47. ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  48. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 925-925a.
  49. ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  50. ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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