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''Bacchante'' was commissioned at Chatham by Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace [[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|''Andromeda'']] as flagship of [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart.]], commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 November, 1902.  Issue '''36935''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
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''Bacchante'' returned to Chatham on 10 December 1901 after conducting trials under the command of Captain [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Walter H. B. Graham]].  Her gunnery trials were to follow.{{NMI|11 Dec. 1901, p. 10}}
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''Bacchante'' was commissioned at Chatham by Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] in late 1902 with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace [[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|''Andromeda'']] as flagship of [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart.]], commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 November, 1902.  Issue '''36935''', col F, p. 12.</ref>
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She commissioned at Gibraltar on 27 November 1906 with officers and full crew turned over from {{UK-Leviathan}} and became flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJan08|p. 281}}
  
 
She recommissioned at Chatham on 15 March, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 282}}
 
She recommissioned at Chatham on 15 March, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 282}}
  
 
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}
 
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}
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In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £10.  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}}
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Douglas Carpendale|nick=Charles D. Carpendale|appt=27 February, 1912<ref>Carpendale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 443.</ref>|end=5 March, 1912<ref>Carpendale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 443.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Douglas Carpendale|nick=Charles D. Carpendale|appt=27 February, 1912<ref>Carpendale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 443.</ref>|end=5 March, 1912<ref>Carpendale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 443.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Asser|nick=Cyril Asser|appt=8 May, 1912<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 282}}|end=10 August, 1912<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Asser|nick=Cyril Asser|appt=8 May, 1912<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 282}}|end=10 August, 1912<ref>Asser Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/11.|D7602799}} f.12.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Godfrey Tuke|nick=Godfrey Tuke|appt=15 March, 1912<ref>Tuke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/163.|}} f. 165.</ref>|end=29 March, 1912<ref>Tuke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/163.|}} f. 165.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|nick=The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 392''g''}}|end=28 November, 1915<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 169.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|nick=The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 392''g''}}|end=28 November, 1915<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 169.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=28 November, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|ass=24 December, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|end=10 February, 1916<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=28 November, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|ass=24 December, 1915<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|end=10 February, 1916<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Garnet Armstrong|nick=John G. Armstrong|appt=5 February, 1917<ref>Armstrong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref>|end=1 September, 1917<ref>Armstrong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Garnet Armstrong|nick=John G. Armstrong|appt=5 February, 1917<ref>Armstrong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref>|end=1 September, 1917<ref>Armstrong Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602489}} f. 160.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Oswald Lewis|nick=Frank O. Lewis|appt=August, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 736}}|end=14 January, 1918|note=and as Flag Captain}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Oswald Lewis|nick=Frank O. Lewis|appt=August, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 736}}|end=14 January, 1919|note=and as Flag Captain}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Horace Cyril Watson|nick=Horace C. Watson|appt=14 January, 1919<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13.</ref>|end=15 July, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Horace Cyril Watson|nick=Horace C. Watson|appt=14 January, 1919{{NavAppts|Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13}}|end=15 July, 1919}}
 
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H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)
Pendant Number: N.39 (1914)
N.09 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown & Company[2]
Ordered: 1897-98 Programme[3]
Laid down: 15 Feb, 1899[4]
Launched: 21 Feb, 1901[5]
Commissioned: 25 Nov, 1902[6]
Sold: 1 Jul, 1920[7]
Fate: Scrapped

Service

Bacchante returned to Chatham on 10 December 1901 after conducting trials under the command of Captain Walter H. B. Graham. Her gunnery trials were to follow.[8]

Bacchante was commissioned at Chatham by Captain Frederic E. E. Brock in late 1902 with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace Andromeda as flagship of Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart., commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.[9]

She commissioned at Gibraltar on 27 November 1906 with officers and full crew turned over from Leviathan and became flagship of the Third Cruiser Squadron.[10]

She recommissioned at Chatham on 15 March, 1912.[11]

In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there.[12]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £10. 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]

Torpedoes

In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 3 minute, 3 seconds. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 11 Dec. 1901, p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, p. 12.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 281.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
  12. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
  13. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  14. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  15. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  16. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  17. ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 699.
  18. ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
  19. ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  20. ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 281.
  22. ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
  23. ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/153. ff. 153, 155, 161.
  24. ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
  25. ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
  26. ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
  27. ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
  28. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  29. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 281.
  31. ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
  32. ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
  33. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 281.
  35. ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  36. ↑ Carpendale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 443.
  37. ↑ Carpendale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 443.
  38. ↑ Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 282.
  40. ↑ Asser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/11. f.12.
  41. ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/163. f. 165.
  42. ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/163. f. 165.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392g.
  44. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 169.
  45. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  46. ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  47. ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  48. ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  49. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 736.
  50. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.

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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