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|launch=7 Apr, 1898{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
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|builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
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==Service==
==Service==
''Hermes'' was assigned to the [[Channel Fleet]] until 1905 when she was reduced to reserve at [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]]. She was recommissioned the following year as the flagship of the [[East Indies Station]], until being selected to become the flagship of the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]] in 1907.
In 1910, ''Hermes'' was the best gunnery ship of the three tested at the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]], scoring 75.66 &ndash; well ahead of the average 46.930.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref>
In 1910, ''Hermes'' was the best gunnery ship of the three tested at the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]], scoring 75.66 &ndash; well ahead of the average 46.930.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref>


Recommissioned on 7 May, 1913 and attached to the Air Service with a number of officers borne for the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps.{{NLJul13|p. 324}}
She ship was refitted to permit her to operate three planes and recommissioned on 7 May, 1913 and attached to the Air Service with a number of officers borne for the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps.{{NLJul13|p. 324}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=5 October, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 257}}<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|end=8 December, 1900<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=5 October, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 257}}<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|end=8 December, 1900<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Coare Kingsford|nick=Henry C. Kingsford|appt=23 April, 1903<ref>Kingsford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 749.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Coare Kingsford|nick=Henry C. Kingsford|appt=23 April, 1903<ref>Kingsford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 749.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 325}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|nick=Douglas R. L. Nicholson|appt=August, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 56.</ref>|end=20 August, 1905<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Francis Evelyn Massy-Dawson|nick=Francis E. Massy-Dawson|appt=28 February, 1905<ref>Massy-Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/290.|}}  f. 293.</ref>{{NLNov05|p. 325}}|end=20 December, 1905<ref>Massy-Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/290.|}}  f. 293.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Price Vaughan Lewes|nick=P. Vaughan Lewes|appt=20 December, 1905<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|end=1906<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Price Vaughan Lewes|nick=P. Vaughan Lewes|appt=20 December, 1905<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>|end=1906<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Wylie Dumas|nick=Philip W. Dumas|appt=20 August, 1908<ref>Dumas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 500.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|nick=Douglas R. L. Nicholson|appt=1906<ref>Lewes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 300.</ref><ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 56.</ref>|end=20 August, 1908<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain, transferred to here from {{UK-Hyacinth}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=21 December, 1910<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=1913<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Wylie Dumas|nick=Philip W. Dumas|appt=20 August, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 325}}<ref>Dumas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 500.</ref>|end=1910}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=21 December, 1910<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 325}}|end=1913<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerald William Vivian|nick=Gerald W. Vivian|appt=25 April, 1913<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 63.</ref>|end=23 December, 1913<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 63.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerald William Vivian|nick=Gerald W. Vivian|appt=25 April, 1913<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 63.</ref>|end=23 December, 1913<ref>Vivian Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 63.</ref>}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Laverock Lambe|nick=Charles L. Lambe|appt=31 August, 1913|end=31 October, 1914{{HepperLosses|p. 28}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship lost under his command}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 17 November 2021

H.M.S. Hermes (1898)
Pendant Number: N/A[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Laid down: 30 Apr, 1897[3]
Launched: 7 Apr, 1898[4]
Commissioned: 5 Oct, 1899[5]
Torpedoed: 31 Oct, 1914[6]
Fate: by U 27 off Ruylingen Bank[7]

Service

Hermes was assigned to the Channel Fleet until 1905 when she was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth. She was recommissioned the following year as the flagship of the East Indies Station, until being selected to become the flagship of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1907.

In 1910, Hermes was the best gunnery ship of the three tested at the Cape of Good Hope Station, scoring 75.66 – well ahead of the average 46.930.[8]

She ship was refitted to permit her to operate three planes and recommissioned on 7 May, 1913 and attached to the Air Service with a number of officers borne for the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 79.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  8. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 324.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 257.
  11. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  12. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  13. ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 325.
  15. ↑ Massy-Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/290. f. 293.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 325.
  17. ↑ Massy-Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/290. f. 293.
  18. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  19. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  20. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  21. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 56.
  22. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 56.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 325.
  24. ↑ Dumas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 500.
  25. ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 325.
  27. ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  28. ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
  29. ↑ Vivian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 63.
  30. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 28.

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography


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