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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
*{{CaptRN}} [[George Le Clerc Egerton|George Le C. Egerton]], May 1897.{{MackieRNW}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[George Le Clerc Egerton|George Le C. Egerton]], May, 1897.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Reginald Charles Prothero|Reginald C. Prothero]], 27 April, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 26 April, 1898.  Issue '''35500''', col B, p. 14.</ref>
*Captain [[Reginald Charles Prothero|Reginald C. Prothero]], 27 April, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 26 April, 1898.  Issue '''35500''', col B, p. 14.</ref>
*Captain [[Frederick Robert William Morgan|Frederick R. W. Morgan]], June 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Frederick Robert William Morgan|Frederick R. W. Morgan]], June, 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Arthur Wartensleben Ewart|Arthur W. Ewart]], 10 June 1904.<ref>Ewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 49.</ref>
*Captain [[Arthur Wartensleben Ewart|Arthur W. Ewart]], 10 June, 1904.<ref>Ewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 49.</ref>
*Captain [[Stuart St. John Farquhar|Stuart St. J. Farquhar]], 27 November, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 302.</ref>
*Captain [[Stuart St. John Farquhar|Stuart St. J. Farquhar]], 27 November, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 302.</ref>
*Captain [[Spencer Allen Hickley|Spencer A. Hickley]], November 1908.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Spencer Allen Hickley|Spencer A. Hickley]], November, 1908.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Michael Henry Hodges|Michael H. Hodges]], July 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Michael Henry Hodges|Michael H. Hodges]], July, 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Philip Streatfeild]], 7 December, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 303.</ref>
*Captain [[Philip Streatfeild]], 7 December, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 303.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]], 6 September 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 303.</ref>
*Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]], 6 September, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 303.</ref>
*Captain [[Frank Larken]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 305.</ref>
*Captain [[Frank Larken]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 305.</ref>
*Captain [[Thomas Leigh Goldie|Thomas L. Goldie]], October 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Thomas Leigh Goldie|Thomas L. Goldie]], October, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
*Chief Gunner [[Alexander Fisher]], 25 June, 1918 and senior aboard in February, 1919.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 779}}


==Torpedoes==
==Torpedoes==
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot:{{ARTS1898|p. 42}}
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot:{{ARTS1898|p. 42}}
* two [[18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo]]es, one H.B. type from R.G.F. and one S.L. type from Whitehead
* two {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, one H.B. type from R.G.F. and one S.L. type from Whitehead


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 5 minutes, 4 seconds in one trial and 5:12 in a second.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}}
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 5 minutes, 4 seconds in one trial and 5:12 in a second.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}}

Revision as of 16:17, 12 January 2014

H.M.S. Doris (1896)
Pendant Number: D.59 (1914)
P.47 (Sep 1915)
none (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 29 Aug, 1894[4]
Launched: 3 Mar, 1896[5]
Commissioned: 18 Nov, 1897[6]
Sold: 20 Feb, 1919[7]
Fate: Scrapped

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

Service

In mid-1913, she was operating with the Third Fleet out of Devonport.[8]

Radio

In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine not noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Torpedoes

In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot:[22]

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 5 minutes, 4 seconds in one trial and 5:12 in a second.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[23]

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. 303.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 April, 1898. Issue 35500, col B, p. 14.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Ewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 49.
  14. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 302.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 303.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 303.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 305.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
  22. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
  23. ↑ 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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