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Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1911.  In early 1913, she was attached with the {{UK-BS|3}}, but was ordered to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} in July.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}
Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1911.  In early 1913, she was attached with the {{UK-BS|3}}, but was ordered to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} in July.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}


''Dartmouth'' under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison]] and {{UK-Bristol}} were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi in the [[Battle of the Strait of Otranto]] on 14-15 May, 1917.  ''Dartmouth'' was not damaged in the indecisive and confused action itself, but at 1.30pm she was torpedoed and seriously damaged by the German {{DE-UC25}}.
On 1 September 1913, now attached to the {{UK-LCS|3}}, she paid off at Devonport, to recommission the following day for service on the [[East Indies Station]], drawing a fresh crew from the depot.{{NavAppts|4 August, 1913; p. 10}}
 
During the early part of the war, ''Dartmouth'' was part of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].
 
In June 1915, ''Dartmouth'' was made part of the [[British Adriatic Squadron]] – a composite force of battleships and light cruisers based on [[Taranto]] and [[Brindisi]] and tasked with keeping the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] from leaving the confined waters of the Adriatic Sea.
 
''Dartmouth'' under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[Albert Percy Addison]] and {{UK-Bristol}} were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi in the [[Battle of the Strait of Otranto]] on 14-15 May, 1917.  ''Dartmouth'' was damaged by several shell hits in the indecisive and confused action before being torpedoed and seriously damaged by the German {{DE-UC25}} at 1.30pm.  She was towed back to harbour for repairs.


''Dartmouth'' was fitted with a director in February, 1918.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
''Dartmouth'' was fitted with a director in February, 1918.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
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She paid off into Dockyard Control on 26 September, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 230}}
She paid off into Dockyard Control on 26 September, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 230}}
The ship re-commissioned at Portsmoputh on 1 April, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 230}}
''Dartmouth'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 29 December, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 230}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Judge D'Arcy|nick=Judge D'Arcy|appt=10 August, 1913<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 393''h''}}|end=30 June, 1915<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Judge D'Arcy|nick=Judge D'Arcy|appt=10 August, 1913<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 393''h''}}|end=30 June, 1915<ref>D'Arcy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/400.|D8112192}} ff. 478, 40.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=9 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 393''n''}}<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|end=30 June, 1917<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Albert Percy Addison|nick=Albert P. Addison|appt=9 September, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 393''n''}}<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>|end=30 June, 1917<ref>Addison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/138.}} f. 138.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Willes Webley Hope|nick=Herbert W. W. Hope|appt=1 October, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 774}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Willes Webley Hope|nick=Herbert W. W. Hope|appt=1 October, 1917<ref>Hope Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/369.}}  f. 417.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 774}}|end=14 March, 1919<ref>Hope Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/369.}}  f. 417.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|nick=Guy P. Bigg-Wither|appt=3 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 757}}<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>|end=14 August, 1921<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither|nick=Guy P. Bigg-Wither|appt=3 August, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 757}}<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>|end=14 August, 1921<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=May, 1921|ass=mid August, 1921{{INF}}|end=15 February, 1922|note=assumed command upon her paying off}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dennis Marryat|nick=Hugh D. Marryat|appt=May, 1921|ass=mid August, 1921{{INF}}|end=15 February, 1922|note=assumed command upon her paying off}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Pitts|nick=Percy Pitts|appt=15 February, 1922<ref>Pitts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/241.|D7603027}} f. 273.</ref>|end=3 August, 1922<ref>Pitts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/241.|D7603027}} f. 273.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=30 January, 1923<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=7 November, 1923<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=30 January, 1923<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=7 November, 1923<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Ewen Cameron|nick=John E. Cameron|appt=1 February, 1924<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|end=April, 1924<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Ewen Cameron|nick=John E. Cameron|appt=1 February, 1924<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|end=April, 1924<ref>Cameron Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/409.|D7602727}} f. 453.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Leonard Pius Vavasour|nick=Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, Bart.|appt=27 May, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 231}}|end=|note=while vessel reduced to Reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Leonard Pius Vavasour|nick=Sir Leonard P. Vavasour, Bart.|appt=27 May, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 231}}|end=December, 1924|note=while vessel reduced to Reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=early 1926<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|end=15 April, 1926<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Montague George Bentinck Legge|nick=Montague G. B. Legge|appt=early 1926<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>|end=15 April, 1926<ref>Legge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D7604074}} f. 574.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Norman Malet Colquhoun Thurstan|nick=Norman M. C. Thurstan|appt=April, 1926|end=28 September, 1926|note=for period of trials and then after reducing to reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=1 January, 1927<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=22 July, 1927<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=1 January, 1927<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 844}}|end=22 July, 1927<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerard Aylmer Wells|nick=Gerard A. Wells|appt=1 April, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 230}}|end=15 August, 1927|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V/A Commanding, Reserve Fleet}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Dudley Burton Napier North|nick=Dudley B. N. North|appt=15 August, 1927<ref>North Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 144.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|H. D. R. Watson]]|end=1928<ref>North Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 144.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Dudley Burton Napier North|nick=Dudley B. N. North|appt=15 August, 1927<ref>North Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 144.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral [[Hugh Dudley Richards Watson|H. D. R. Watson]]|end=1928<ref>North Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 144.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Bernard Acworth|nick=Bernard Acworth|appt=c. January, 1928|end=early 1928}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke|nick=Joseph H. L. Yorke|appt=early 1928<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>|end=1 May, 1928<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke|nick=Joseph H. L. Yorke|appt=early 1928<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>|end=1 May, 1928<ref>Yorke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}}  f. 275.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ronald Hamilton Curzon Hallifax|nick=Ronald H. C. Hallifax|appt=29 December, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 230}}|end=May, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ronald Hamilton Curzon Hallifax|nick=Ronald H. C. Hallifax|appt=29 December, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 230}}|end=May, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Bingham Jermain|nick=Harry B. Jermain|appt=8 October, 1929<ref>Jermain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|}} f. 212.</ref>|end=24 January, 1930<ref>Jermain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/82.|}} f. 212.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Graham Bower|nick=John G. Bower|appt=24 January, 1930<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/99.|D7604511}} f. 222.</ref>|end=30 April, 1930<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/99.|D7604511}} f. 222.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Graham Bower|nick=John G. Bower|appt=24 January, 1930<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/99.|D7604511}} f. 222.</ref>|end=30 April, 1930<ref>Bower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/99.|D7604511}} f. 222.</ref>}}
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H.M.S. Dartmouth (1910)
Pendant Number: 27 (Feb 1915)
59 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Laid down: 19 Feb, 1910[3]
Launched: 14 Dec, 1910[4]
Commissioned: Oct, 1911[5]
Sold: 13 Dec, 1930[6]

Service

Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1911. In early 1913, she was attached with the Third Battle Squadron, but was ordered to join the Second Light Cruiser Squadron in July.[7]

On 1 September 1913, now attached to the Third Light Cruiser Squadron, she paid off at Devonport, to recommission the following day for service on the East Indies Station, drawing a fresh crew from the depot.[8]

During the early part of the war, Dartmouth was part of the Mediterranean Fleet.

In June 1915, Dartmouth was made part of the British Adriatic Squadron – a composite force of battleships and light cruisers based on Taranto and Brindisi and tasked with keeping the Austro-Hungarian Navy from leaving the confined waters of the Adriatic Sea.

Dartmouth under the command of Captain Albert Percy Addison and Bristol were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto on 14-15 May, 1917. Dartmouth was damaged by several shell hits in the indecisive and confused action before being torpedoed and seriously damaged by the German UC 25 at 1.30pm. She was towed back to harbour for repairs.

Dartmouth was fitted with a director in February, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]

She recommissioned at Gibraltar in March, 1919.[10]

She paid off into Dockyard Control on 26 September, 1923.[11]

The ship re-commissioned at Portsmoputh on 1 April, 1927.[12]

Dartmouth was commissioned at Portsmouth on 29 December, 1928.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 298.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 4 August, 1913; p. 10.
  9. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 757.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 230.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 298.
  15. ↑ Mawbey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 85.
  16. ↑ Mawbey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 85.
  17. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393h.
  19. ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393n.
  21. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  22. ↑ Addison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/138. f. 138.
  23. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/369. f. 417.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
  25. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/369. f. 417.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  27. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  28. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  29. ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
  30. ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/241. f. 273.
  31. ↑ Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
  33. ↑ Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  34. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/409. f. 453.
  35. ↑ Cameron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/409. f. 453.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 231.
  37. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  38. ↑ Legge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/170. f. 574.
  39. ↑ Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
  41. ↑ Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 230.
  43. ↑ North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
  44. ↑ North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
  45. ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
  46. ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
  48. ↑ Jermain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. 212.
  49. ↑ Jermain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/82. f. 212.
  50. ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
  51. ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.



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