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==Service==
==Service==
''Eclipse''  re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 May, 1913 to join the Third Fleet at Devonport.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 306.</ref>
In 1898-99, ''Eclipse'' was flagship of the [[East Indies Station]], based in Bombay.
 
''Eclipse''  re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 May, 1913 to join the Third Fleet at Devonport.{{NLJul13|p. 306}}
 
''Eclipse'' was mobilized in August, 1914 for service with Cruiser Force G ({{UK-CS|12}}) covering the Western Approaches to the English Channel{{UKNSMonoX|p. 54}}. 
 
Captain [[Francis Herbert Mitchell|Mitchell]] was cautioned to be more careful in future after his ''Eclipse'' collided with a Swedish barque on 8 September, 1914.<ref>Mitchell Service Record.  {TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 134.</ref>
 
With her squadron sent to Halifax as close escort for the Canadian Troop Convoy to the UK on 11 September, 1914, which arrived in Plymouth on 13 October, 1914.{{UKNSMonoIX|pp. 91-97}}  Temporary Flagship for the Squadron whilst ''{{UK-Euryalus}}'' was refitting from 31 October, 1914.{{UKNSMonoIX|p. 100}} 
''Eclipse'' was paid off and disarmed at Devonport on 6 March 1915.<ref>War Vessels and aircraft (British and foreign): monthly return showing distribution, Jan - Apr{{TNA|ADM 186/12.|C2487922}} April p. 14.</ref><ref>Quarterly appropriation list of gun mountings for breech-loading quick firing and machine guns, Feb 1915{{TNA|ADM 186/198.|C2488159}}</ref><ref>Blane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/64.|}} f. 64.</ref>
 
In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping.  Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180}}


==Radio==
==Radio==
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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Eclipse''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Eclipse|f=p}}}}
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Eclipse''">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=January, 1898{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Hannam Henderson|nick=Frank H. Henderson|appt=23 March, 1897<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|end=5 May, 1897<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578880}} f. 615.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=30 May, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 May, 1901.  Issue '''36450''', col B, p. 6.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Paul Warner Bush|nick=Paul W. Bush|appt=15 January, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 246}}<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 35.</ref>|end=February, 1901<ref>Bush Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 35.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bathurst Addington|nick=Francis C. B. Addington|appt=January, 1905{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=30 May, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 May, 1901.  Issue '''36450''', col B, p. 6.</ref><ref>Stokes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1251.</ref>|end=15 November, 1904<ref>Stokes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1251.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Everard Tower|nick=Cyril E. Tower|appt=11 July, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Charles Bathurst Addington|nick=Francis C. B. Addington|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>|end=12 February, 1905<ref>Addington Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/10.}} f. 17.</ref>|note=died while in command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Clement Greatorex|nick=Clement Greatorex|appt=January, 1906{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Everard Tower|nick=Cyril E. Tower|appt=23 February, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 305}}<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 32.</ref>|end=29 January, 1906<ref>Tower Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 32.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=24 March, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 306}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Clement Greatorex|nick=Clement Greatorex|appt=30 January, 1906<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 16/30.</ref>|end=24 March, 1908<ref>Greatorex Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 16/30.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Blackett|nick=Henry Blackett|appt=March, 1910{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=24 March, 1908<ref>Slayter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 306}}|end=31 March, 1910<ref>Slayter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/445.|D7579094}} f. 210.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Luxmore|nick=Henry Luxmore|appt=2 May, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 306}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Blackett|nick=Henry Blackett|appt=31 March, 1910<ref>Blackett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 479.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 307}}|end=1 April, 1912<ref>Blackett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 479.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Brandt|nick=Frank Brandt|appt=24 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 307}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Eric Valentine Frederick Radclyffe Dugmore|nick=Eric V. F. R. Dugmore|appt=19 April, 1912<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>|end=25 April, 1912<ref>Dugmore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/104.|D7576590}} f. 104.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Herbert Mitchell|nick=Francis H. Mitchell|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 309}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Arthur Robarts|nick=Percy A. Robarts|appt=25 April, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 306}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRN}}, R.N.R.|name=Edward Montagu Legge|nick=Edward M. Legge|appt=17 July, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 782}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ernest Edward Alexander Betts|nick=Ernest E. A. Betts|appt=7 December, 1912{{NavAppts|3 Dec. 1912, p. 12}}|end=9 January, 1913}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Luxmoore|nick=Henry Luxmoore|appt=2 May, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 306}}|end=16 February, 1914}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Brandt|nick=Frank Brandt|appt=24 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 307}}<ref>Brandt Service Record.  In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 225.</ref>|end=July, 1914<ref>Brandt Service Record.  In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 225.</ref>|note=trooping}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Alured Mellin|nick=Arthur A. Mellin|appt=5 June, 1914|end=August, 1914|note=temporary, thereafter first officer}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Herbert Mitchell|nick=Francis H. Mitchell|appt=July, 1914<ref>Mitchell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 134.</ref>|note=first for July's Test Mobilisation, re-appointed on 1 August|end=16 February, 1915<ref>Mitchell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 134.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Rodney Blane, Fourth Baronet|nick=Charles R. Blane|appt=16 February, 1915<ref>Blane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/64.|}} f. 64.</ref>|end=6 March, 1915<ref>Blane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/64.|}} f. 64.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''N''')|name=Richard Knight Philpott|nick=Richard K. Philpott|appt=9 June, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''p''}}|end=18 May, 1916}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}} ('''N''')|name=Edward Stirling Carver|nick=Edward S. Carver|appt=21 May, 1917<ref>Carver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/189.|}} f. 189.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 393''i''}}|end=15 October, 1917<ref>Carver Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/189.|}} f. 189.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Frederick Augustus Frank|nick=Frederick A. Frank|appt=6 October, 1917{{NLDec16|p. 393''h''}}|end=28 December, 1917<ref>Frank Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/156.|}} f. 157.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{LCommRNR}}|name=Edward Montagu Legge|nick=Edward M. Legge|appt=17 July, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 782}}|end=|note=he may have simply been her navigator}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 18 August 2022

H.M.S. Eclipse (1894)
Pendant Number: D.58 (1914)
none (Sep 1915)
Oblique (Mar 1916)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 11 Dec, 1893[4]
Launched: 19 Jul, 1894[5]
Commissioned: 23 Mar, 1897[6]
Sold: Aug, 1921[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Eclipse was commissioned in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In 1898-99, Eclipse was flagship of the East Indies Station, based in Bombay.

Eclipse re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 May, 1913 to join the Third Fleet at Devonport.[8]

Eclipse was mobilized in August, 1914 for service with Cruiser Force G (Twelfth Cruiser Squadron) covering the Western Approaches to the English Channel[9].

Captain Mitchell was cautioned to be more careful in future after his Eclipse collided with a Swedish barque on 8 September, 1914.[10]

With her squadron sent to Halifax as close escort for the Canadian Troop Convoy to the UK on 11 September, 1914, which arrived in Plymouth on 13 October, 1914.[11] Temporary Flagship for the Squadron whilst Euryalus was refitting from 31 October, 1914.[12] Eclipse was paid off and disarmed at Devonport on 6 March 1915.[13][14][15]

In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[16]

Radio

In 1901 while assigned to the China Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[17]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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, 34 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[58]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
  9. ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume X. p. 54.
  10. ↑ Mitchell Service Record. {TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 134.
  11. ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume IX. pp. 91-97.
  12. ↑ Naval Staff Monographs. Volume IX. p. 100.
  13. ↑ War Vessels and aircraft (British and foreign): monthly return showing distribution, Jan - AprThe National Archives. ADM 186/12. April p. 14.
  14. ↑ Quarterly appropriation list of gun mountings for breech-loading quick firing and machine guns, Feb 1915The National Archives. ADM 186/198.
  15. ↑ Blane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/64. f. 64.
  16. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  17. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
  18. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  19. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 246.
  21. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 35.
  22. ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 35.
  23. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 May, 1901. Issue 36450, col B, p. 6.
  24. ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
  25. ↑ Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
  26. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  27. ↑ Addington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/10. f. 17.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 305.
  29. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
  30. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
  31. ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16/30.
  32. ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16/30.
  33. ↑ Slayter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/445. f. 210.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 306.
  35. ↑ Slayter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/445. f. 210.
  36. ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 307.
  38. ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
  39. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  40. ↑ Dugmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/104. f. 104.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 306.
  42. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Dec. 1912, p. 12.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 306.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 307.
  45. ↑ Brandt Service Record. In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  46. ↑ Brandt Service Record. In our PDF for John Roderick Segrave. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 225.
  47. ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
  48. ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
  49. ↑ Blane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/64. f. 64.
  50. ↑ Blane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/64. f. 64.
  51. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393p.
  52. ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/189. f. 189.
  53. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393i.
  54. ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/189. f. 189.
  55. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393h.
  56. ↑ Frank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/156. f. 157.
  57. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
  58. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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