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[[File:H.M.S. Prince George - 1898.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The three senior officers in ''Prince George'', 1898.  From left to right: Commander [[Montague Edward Browning|Montague E. Browning]], Captain [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Alfred A. C. Parr]], Lieutenant [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]].<br><small>Photo: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]]
[[File:H.M.S. Prince George - 1898.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The three senior officers in ''Prince George'', 1898.  From left to right: Commander [[Montague Edward Browning|Montague E. Browning]], Captain [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Alfred A. C. Parr]], Lieutenant [[Sydney Robert Fremantle|Sydney R. Fremantle]].<br><small>Photo: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]]


''Prince George'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1896, by Captain [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Alfred A. C. Parr]], for service in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 27 November, 1896.  Issue '''35059''', col D, p. 6.</ref>
''Prince George'' was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1896, by Captain [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Alfred A. C. Parr]], for service in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]].{{NMI|Friday, 27 November, 1896.  Issue '''35059''', col D, p. 6}}


She was recommissioned at Devonport on 4 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 361}}
In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Service Record.   {{TNA|ADM 196/38/221.|D7578797}} ff. 195, 199.</ref>


In May, 1918, she began conversion to a destroyer depot ship and was renamed ''Victorious II'' in July or September, being attached to sister {{UK-Victorious}} and under a common captain.{{CN}}
On 1 April 1905, ''Prince George'' collided with the German {{DE-FriedrichCarl|f=t}} near Gibraltar.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Friedrich_Carl Wikipedia.</ref>  Executive officer [[Eric Percy Coventry Back|Eric P. C. Back]] was informed that he had shown a lack of judgment and had contravened Admiralty orders in opening sluice valves without orders and without first ascertaining the scope of damage.  On 4 March, 1907, ''Prince George'' was paid off<ref>Back Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602475}} f. 142.</ref> from service as one of sixteen battleships in the [[Channel Fleet]], being designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-Goliath}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}}
 
''Prince George'' was recommissioned at Devonport on 4 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 361}}
 
In May 1918, she began conversion to a destroyer depot ship and was renamed ''Victorious II'' in July or September, being attached to sister {{UK-Victorious}} and under a common captain.{{CN}}


In October, 1918, she was an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness.{{SMNLOct18|p. 19}}
In October, 1918, she was an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness.{{SMNLOct18|p. 19}}
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|nick=Alfred A. C. Parr|appt=26 November, 1896<ref>Parr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1003.</ref>|end=28 June, 1899<ref>Parr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1005.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|nick=Alfred A. C. Parr|appt=26 November, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 283}}<ref>Parr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1003.</ref>|end=28 June, 1899<ref>Parr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1005.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=including the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Barrow|nick=Arthur Barrow|appt=28 June, 1899<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>|ass=28 June, 1899<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>|end=10 October, 1900<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Barrow|nick=Arthur Barrow|appt=28 June, 1899<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>|ass=28 June, 1899<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>|end=10 October, 1900<ref>Barrow Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/72.|D7578772}} f. 65.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|nick=Robert A. J. Montgomerie|appt=10 October, 1900<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>|end=22 November, 1901<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|nick=Robert A. J. Montgomerie|appt=10 October, 1900<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>|end=22 November, 1901<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Calvert Clarke|nick=Arthur C. Clarke|appt=22 November, 1901<ref>Clarke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/216.|D7600955}}  f. 227.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 295}}|end=9 August, 1903<ref>Clarke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/216.|D7600955}}  f. 227.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Calvert Clarke|nick=Arthur C. Clarke|appt=22 November, 1901<ref>Clarke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/216.|D7600955}}  f. 227.</ref>{{NLMay03|p. 295}}|end=9 August, 1903<ref>Clarke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/216.|D7600955}}  f. 227.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Livington Campbell|nick=Frederick L. Campbell|appt=31 August, 1903<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/221.|D7578797}} ff. 195, 199.</ref>|end=15 July, 1904<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/221.|D7578797}} ff. 195, 199.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Livington Campbell|nick=Frederick L. Campbell|appt=31 August, 1903<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/221.|D7578797}} ff. 195, 199.</ref>|end=15 July, 1904<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/221.|D7578797}} ff. 195, 199.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=16 November, 1908<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=3 February, 1909<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=16 November, 1908<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=3 February, 1909<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Bruce|nick=Henry H. Bruce|appt=5 January, 1910<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 85.</ref>|end=12 January, 1911<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 85.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harvey Bruce|nick=Henry H. Bruce|appt=5 January, 1910<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 85.</ref>|end=12 January, 1911<ref>Bruce Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 85.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Drury St. A. Wake|appt=12 January, 1911<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 125.</ref>|end=3 June, 1912<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 125.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Drury St. A. Wake|appt=12 January, 1911<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 125.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 361}}|end=3 June, 1912<ref>Wake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 125.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Donnison Roper|nick=Charles D. Roper|appt=4 June, 1912<ref>Roper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|D7602937}} f. 169.</ref>|end=28 July, 1912<ref>Roper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|D7602937}} f. 169.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Donnison Roper|nick=Charles D. Roper|appt=4 June, 1912<ref>Roper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|D7602937}} f. 169.</ref>|end=28 July, 1912<ref>Roper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/151.|D7602937}} f. 169.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Godfrey Tuke|nick=Godfrey Tuke|appt=28 July, 1912<ref>Tuke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/163.|}} f. 165.</ref>|end=August, 1913<ref>Tuke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/163.|}} f. 165.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Algernon Adam|nick=Herbert A. Adam|appt=2 July, 1912<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 232.</ref>|end=4 October, 1912<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 232.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Algernon Adam|nick=Herbert A. Adam|appt=2 July, 1912<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 232.</ref>|end=4 October, 1912<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 232.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=2 September, 1913<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=15 December, 1913<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=2 September, 1913<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=15 December, 1913<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=1 March, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 885}}<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=October, 1919<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) for the Nore}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=1 March, 1919{{NLJul19|p. 885}}<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=October, 1919<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) for the Nore}}
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Tuke's tenure seems suspect.  Perhaps his command was temporary.


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Latest revision as of 16:31, 9 June 2022

H.M.S. Prince George (1895)
Pendant Number: D.46 (1914)
P.86 (Sep 1915)
P.9A (1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1893[3]
Laid down: 10 Sep, 1894[4]
Launched: 22 Aug, 1895[5]
Completed: Nov, 1896[6]
Commissioned: 26 Nov, 1896[7]
Sold: 21 Sep, 1921[8]
Fate: Foundered

H.M.S. Prince George (H.M.S. Victorious II from mid-1918 through early 1919) was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1921.

She was the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

Service

The three senior officers in Prince George, 1898. From left to right: Commander Montague E. Browning, Captain Alfred A. C. Parr, Lieutenant Sydney R. Fremantle.
Photo: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Prince George was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1896, by Captain Alfred A. C. Parr, for service in the Channel Squadron.[9]

In October 1903, Prince George collided with the battleship Hannibal as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.[10]

On 1 April 1905, Prince George collided with the German armoured cruiser Friedrich Carl near Gibraltar.[11] Executive officer Eric P. C. Back was informed that he had shown a lack of judgment and had contravened Admiralty orders in opening sluice valves without orders and without first ascertaining the scope of damage. On 4 March, 1907, Prince George was paid off[12] from service as one of sixteen battleships in the Channel Fleet, being designated, along with Canopus, Mars and Goliath to soon transfer to the Home Fleet.[13]

Prince George was recommissioned at Devonport on 4 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.[14]

In May 1918, she began conversion to a destroyer depot ship and was renamed Victorious II in July or September, being attached to sister Victorious and under a common captain.[Citation needed]

In October, 1918, she was an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness.[15]

In February, 1919, her name reverted to Prince George.[Citation needed]

Distinguishing Signs

In March 1914, it was ordered that the ship was to carry a single red band on after funnel,[16] but this order was rescinded within the month and she was to retain her present markings.[17]

Radio

As of 1901, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[18]

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 6 minutes, 29 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[19]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Tuke's tenure seems suspect. Perhaps his command was temporary.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  6. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 147.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 November, 1896. Issue 35059, col D, p. 6.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 27 November, 1896. Issue 35059, col D, p. 6.
  10. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
  11. ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Friedrich_Carl Wikipedia.
  12. ↑ Back Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 142.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 269.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 361.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 19.
  16. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 924 of 6 Mar, 1914.
  17. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 970 of 27 Mar, 1914.
  18. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  19. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 283.
  21. ↑ Parr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1003.
  22. ↑ Parr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1005.
  23. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. f. 65.
  24. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. f. 65.
  25. ↑ Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 931.
  26. ↑ Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 931.
  27. ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/216. f. 227.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 295.
  29. ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/216. f. 227.
  30. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
  31. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/221. ff. 195, 199.
  32. ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
  33. ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
  34. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 199.
  35. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  36. ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
  37. ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
  38. ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  39. ↑ Savill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 104.
  40. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
  41. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
  42. ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 361.
  44. ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
  45. ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
  46. ↑ Roper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/151. f. 169.
  47. ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/163. f. 165.
  48. ↑ Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/163. f. 165.
  49. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  50. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  51. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  52. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  53. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  54. ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/421. f. 421.
  55. ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  56. ↑ Todd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/7. f. 7.
  57. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 465.
  58. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397c.
  59. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/521. f. 465.
  60. ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
  61. ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
  62. ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 225.
  63. ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
  64. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 885.
  65. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
  66. ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.

Bibliography


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