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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
In 1913, it was approved, as part of a general reallocation of 18-in torpedoes, to replace the torpedoes on ''Bellona'' with Mark VII** torpedoes. It seems this did not extend to ''Boadicea''.{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} | In 1913, it was approved, as part of a general reallocation of 18-in torpedoes, to replace the torpedoes on ''Bellona'' with Mark VII** torpedoes. It seems this did not extend to ''Boadicea''.{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} | ||
In August of that 1913, [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] was to supply head rests for this ships' 4-in guns, to be fitted in the dockyard when the opportunity arose. {{UK-Boadicea}} seems to have been skipped in this regard.{{AWO1913|470 of 22 Aug, 1913}} | |||
==Battle of Jutland== | ==Battle of Jutland== | ||
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| H.M.S. Bellona (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 1C (1914) 12 (Jan 1918) 87 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1907 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Jun, 1908[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Mar, 1909[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1910[6] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Lelant[8] |
Alterations
In 1913, it was approved, as part of a general reallocation of 18-in torpedoes, to replace the torpedoes on Bellona with Mark VII** torpedoes. It seems this did not extend to Boadicea.[9]
In August of that 1913, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard was to supply head rests for this ships' 4-in guns, to be fitted in the dockyard when the opportunity arose. Boadicea seems to have been skipped in this regard.[10]
Battle of Jutland
Fire Control Instruments
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, February 1910.[11]
- Captain Hubert George Brand, 27 March, 1912.[12]
- Captain Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1912.[13]
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds, 5 July, 1913[14] in command at the beginning of war.[15]
- Captain Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton, April 1916.[16]
- Captain Claud Hamilton Sinclair, August 1916.[17]
- Captain Ernest William Denison, February 1917.[18]
- Captain Theodore Bigg, November 1918.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 470 of 22 Aug, 1913.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1912. Issue 39847, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 26 July, 1912. Issue 39961, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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