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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Arthur T. Stuart]], October 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[Arthur T. Stuart]], October, 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], 8 May, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 300.</ref>
*Captain [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], 8 May, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 300.</ref>
*Captain [[Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|Cuthbert G. Chapman]], 19 March, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
*Captain [[Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|Cuthbert G. Chapman]], 19 March, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|Herbert C. C. Da Costa]], 8 November, 1910.<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 266.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|Herbert C. C. Da Costa]], 8 November, 1910.<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Bertram Pelly|Henry B. Pelly]], 15 October, 1912.<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. 483.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Bertram Pelly|Henry B. Pelly]], 15 October, 1912.<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 483.</ref>
*Captain [[William John Standly Alderson|William J. S. Alderson]], 10 August, 1913.<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 455.</ref>
*Captain [[William John Standly Alderson|William J. S. Alderson]], 10 August, 1913.<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 455.</ref>
*Captain [[Edwin Veale Underhill|Edwin V. Underhill]], 9 June, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''j''.</ref>
*Captain [[Edwin Veale Underhill|Edwin V. Underhill]], 9 June, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''j''.</ref>
*Captain [[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]], 3 March, 1916.<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. f. 166.</ref>
*Captain [[John Donald Kelly|John D. Kelly]], 3 March, 1916.<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 166.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville|Henry B. T. Somerville]], 20 October, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 393''o''.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville|Henry B. T. Somerville]], 20 October, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 393''o''.</ref>
*Captain [[George Bingham Powell]], November 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[George Bingham Powell|George B. Powell]], November, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:20, 2 August 2013

H.M.S. Devonshire (1904)
Pendant Number: 38 (1914)
53 (Jan 1918)
N.19 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[2]
Laid down: 25 Mar, 1902[3]
Launched: 30 Apr, 1904[4]
Commissioned: 24 Aug, 1905[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Preston and Barrow[7]

Service

She recommissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1911.[8]

In mid-1913, she was serving in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[9]

Radio

In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[10]

Alterations

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 300.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 300.
  10. ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 300.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
  14. ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  15. ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
  16. ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393j.
  18. ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393o.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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