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''Minotaur'' was commissioned at Devonport on 1 April, 1908, by Captain [[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]], for service in the {{UK-CS|5}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 2 April, 1908. Issue '''38610''', col A, p. 12.</ref> | ''Minotaur'' was commissioned at Devonport on 1 April, 1908, by Captain [[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]], for service in the {{UK-CS|5}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 2 April, 1908. Issue '''38610''', col A, p. 12.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 13 July 2013
| H.M.S. Minotaur (1906) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 91 (Feb 1915) 87 (Jan 1918) 71 (Apr 1918) N.73 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1904-05 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 2 Jan, 1905[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jun, 1906[5] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Apr, 1908[6] |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Minotaur was commissioned at Devonport on 1 April, 1908, by Captain William O. Boothby, for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[8]
She recommissioned at Colombo on 26 May, 1912.[9]
In November 1915, she served as flagship of the Seventh Cruiser Squadron.[10]
Jutland
Her gunnery officer was Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes, appointed to the ship on 6 January 1914.[11]
Alterations
An order for a design for a director system for Minotaur was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in August 1918.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William O. Boothby, 1 April, 1908.[13]
- Captain George Cuthbert Cayley, 1 January, 1910.[14]
- Captain Edward B. Kiddle, 10 January, 1913.[15]
- Captain Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth, December 1915.[16]
- Captain Vincent Barkly Molteno, December 1916.[17]
- Captain John Ernest Troyte Harper, February 1917.[18]
- Captain Charles Nicolas Tindall-Carill-Worsley, February 1918.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 April, 1908. Issue 38610, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 345a.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915) p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 345a.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 346.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 428.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396b.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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