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'''H.M.S. ''Roberts''''' was one of six [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' class monitors]] completed for use in the [[Great War]].  There was [[H.M.S. Roberts (1941)|a second, similar monitor]] built during World War II.


==Service==
==Service==


Paid off 26 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 856}}
''Roberts'' was paid off 26 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 856}}


She was put up for disposal in December, 1931.<ref>"Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 December, 1931.  Issue '''45997''', col D, p. 24.</ref>
The monitor was put up for disposal in December, 1931.<ref>"Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 4 December, 1931.  Issue '''45997''', col D, p. 24.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Neville Garnett|nick=Herbert N. Garnett|appt=April, 1915<ref>Garnett Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/90.|D7602876}} f. 100.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''k''}}|end=May, 1916<ref>Garnett Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/90.|D7602876}} f. 100.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Neville Garnett|nick=Herbert N. Garnett|appt=May, 1915<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Roberts_(1915) Wikipedia]</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington|appt=May, 1916<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|end=28 August, 1916<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|nick=Kenneth G. B. Dewar|appt=28 August, 1916<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|nick=Kenneth G. B. Dewar|appt=28 August, 1916<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>|end=May, 1917<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bolton Meredith Eyres-Monsell, First Viscount Monsell|nick=Bolton M.  Eyres-Monsell|end=2 January, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Vere Williamson|nick=Frederick V. Williamson|appt=21 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 397''o''}}|end=20 January, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant-Commander|name=Evelyn John James Southby|nick=Evelyn J. J. Southby|appt=2 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 896}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Wilfred Arthur Thompson|nick=Wilfred A. Thompson|appt=22 January, 1918<ref>Thompson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/70.|D7603577}} f. 70.</ref>|end=12 August, 1918<ref>Thompson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/70.|D7603577}} f. 70.</ref>}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Winstanley Robert Coverdale Moorsom|nick=Winstanley R. C. Moorsom|appt=31 August, 1918|end=30 September, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bolton Meredith Eyres-Monsell, First Viscount Monsell|nick=Bolton M.  Eyres-Monsell|appt=30 September, 1918|end=17 December, 1918}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn John James Southby|nick=Evelyn J. J. Southby|appt=2 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 896}}|end=August, 1919}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 1 September 2021

H.M.S. Roberts (1915)
Pendant Number: M.08 (1914)
M.04 (Sep 1915)
M.1A (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Laid down: 17 Dec, 1914[3]
Launched: 15 Apr, 1915[4]
Commissioned: Jun, 1915[5]
Sold: 1936[6]

H.M.S. Roberts was one of six Abercrombie class monitors completed for use in the Great War. There was a second, similar monitor built during World War II.

Service

Roberts was paid off 26 May, 1919.[7]

The monitor was put up for disposal in December, 1931.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 856.
  8. ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 December, 1931. Issue 45997, col D, p. 24.
  9. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397k.
  11. ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
  12. ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  13. ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  14. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  15. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.
  17. ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
  18. ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.

Bibliography

  • Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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