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==Service==
==Service and Alterations==
Completed at Devonport on 30 January, 1906.  By early 1908, she was with the {{UK-CS|1}} of the [[Channel Fleet]].{{NLJan08|p. 279}}
''Argyll'' was completed at Devonport on 30 January, 1906.  By early 1908, she was with the {{UK-CS|1}} of the [[Channel Fleet]],{{NLJan08|p. 279}} underoging a refit from 1 January 1908 to 13 February.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.  p. 1.</ref>


She re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910.  By mid-1911, she was part of the {{UK-CS|5}} with the [[Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul11|p. 279}}
That year, she was one of just nine ship equipped with [["C" Tune Gear|"C" Tune wireless equipment]], capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes.  It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.<ref>ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.</ref>


Recommissioned at Devonport on 5 March, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 280}} In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 280}}
The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910.  By mid-1911, she was part of the {{UK-CS|5}} with the [[Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul11|p. 279}}


==Radio==
''Argyll'' was recommissioned at Devonport on 5 March, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 280}}  In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 280}}  It was decided at this juncture to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary wireless set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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.<ref>ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.</ref>
 
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
 
==Alterations==
As part of the Channel Fleet, ''Argyll'' underwent a refit from 1 January 1908 to 13 February.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.  p. 1.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==

Revision as of 20:15, 5 December 2019

H.M.S. Argyll (1904)
Pendant Number: 80 (1914)[1]
Builder: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Sep, 1902[4]
Launched: 3 Mar, 1904[5]
Commissioned: Dec, 1905[6]
Wrecked: 28 Oct, 1915[7]

Service and Alterations

Argyll was completed at Devonport on 30 January, 1906. By early 1908, she was with the First Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet,[8] underoging a refit from 1 January 1908 to 13 February.[9]

That year, she was one of just nine ship equipped with "C" Tune wireless equipment, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[10]

The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910. By mid-1911, she was part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron with the Atlantic Fleet.[11]

Argyll was recommissioned at Devonport on 5 March, 1912.[12] In mid-1913, she was serving with the Third Cruiser Squadron.[13] It was decided at this juncture to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary wireless set for her.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 279.
  9. ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 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. p. 1.
  10. ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 280.
  14. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  15. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
  16. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 689.
  17. ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  18. ↑ Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  19. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
  20. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
  21. ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 32.
  22. ↑ Anson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 647.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 279.
  24. ↑ Allenby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 47.
  25. ↑ Allenby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42 f. 47.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 279.
  27. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
  28. ↑ Lambert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 253/510.
  29. ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 477.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 279.
  31. ↑ Culme-Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 477.
  32. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 279.
  34. ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392d.
  36. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 44.

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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