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==Alterations==
 
==Alterations==
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In 1913 it was approved that ''Prince of Wales'' receive a [[Dumaresq#MarkIII|Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760]].  Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders.  "283.&mdash;Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760&mdash;Supply of, to certain Ships."  N.S. 2066/13.&mdash;6.6.1913.  The National Archives.  ADM 182/4.</ref>
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In 1913 it was approved that ''Prince of Wales'' receive a [[Dumaresq#MarkIII|Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760]].  Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders.  "283.&mdash;Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760&mdash;Supply of, to certain Ships."  N.S. 2066/13.&mdash;6.6.1913.  {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CaptRN}} [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], 18 May, 1904.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/18.  f. 202.</ref>
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*{{CaptRN}} [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], 18 May, 1904.<ref>Callaghan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18}}.  f. 202.</ref>
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*Captain [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]], 27 July, 1905.<ref>Tupper Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1336.</ref>
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*Captain [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Reginald G. O. Tupper]], 27 July, 1905.<ref>Tupper Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}.  f. 1336.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Herbert Whitmore Savory|Herbert W. Savory]], 12 August, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 361.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Herbert Whitmore Savory|Herbert W. Savory]], 12 August, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 361.</ref>
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*Captain [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], 4 February, 1909.<ref>Phillpotts Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 170.</ref>
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*Captain [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], 4 February, 1909.<ref>Phillpotts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 170.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]], 20 November, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 21 November, 1910.  Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]], 20 November, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 21 November, 1910.  Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Edward Henry Fitzhardinge Heaton-Ellis|Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis]], 19 December, 1911 - 17 May, 1912.<ref>Heaton-Ellis Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 38.</ref>
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*Captain [[Edward Henry Fitzhardinge Heaton-Ellis|Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis]], 19 December, 1911 - 17 May, 1912.<ref>Heaton-Ellis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 38.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]], 18 November, 1912.<ref>Dumaresq Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 340.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]], 18 November, 1912.<ref>Dumaresq Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 340.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Nesham Bax|Robert N. Bax]], 18 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 375''a''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Nesham Bax|Robert N. Bax]], 18 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 375''a''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]], 8 June, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 397''c''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]], 8 June, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 397''c''.</ref>

Revision as of 21:18, 16 October 2012

H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)
Pendant Number: 81 (1914)
94 (Jan 1918)
N.46 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1900-01 Programme[3]
Laid down: 20 Mar, 1901[4]
Launched: 25 Mar, 1902[5]
Commissioned: 18 May, 1904
Sold: 12 Apr, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped


Career

The Prince of Wales commissioned at Chatham on 18 May, 1904, under Captain George A. Callaghan, with the crew of the Exmouth, Captain O'Callaghan, replacing that ship on the Mediterranean Station.[7]

Prince of Wales paid off on 5 April, 1917.[8]

Alterations

In 1913 it was approved that Prince of Wales receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, p. 7.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 397c.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "283.—Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760—Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.—6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
  10. ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 202.
  11. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  12. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
  13. ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
  15. ↑ Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 38.
  16. ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397c.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
  • Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.


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