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| + | |align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Benbow''''' | ||
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| + | !style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Career | ||
| + | !style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Details | ||
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| + | |Pennant: | ||
| + | |51 (April, 1918) | ||
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| + | |Built By: | ||
| + | |[[Beardmore, Parkhead]] | ||
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| + | |Laid down: | ||
| + | |[[30 May]], [[1912]] | ||
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| + | |Launched: | ||
| + | |[[12 November]], [[1912]] | ||
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| + | |Commissioned: | ||
| + | |[[7 October]], [[1914]] | ||
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| + | |Sold: | ||
| + | |March, 1931 | ||
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| + | |Fate: | ||
| + | |Scrapped | ||
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| + | ==Launch== | ||
''Benbow'' was launched on [[13 November]], [[1913]] by Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of the former government minister and mother of the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. In honour of the occasion she was presented with a Brazilian diamond necklet by Messrs. William Beardmore and Company. | ''Benbow'' was launched on [[13 November]], [[1913]] by Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of the former government minister and mother of the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. In honour of the occasion she was presented with a Brazilian diamond necklet by Messrs. William Beardmore and Company. | ||
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| + | ''Benbow's'' sale was announced on [[6 March]], [[1931]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:14, 23 June 2009
| H.M.S. Benbow | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pennant: | 51 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | Beardmore, Parkhead |
| Laid down: | 30 May, 1912 |
| Launched: | 12 November, 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 7 October, 1914 |
| Sold: | March, 1931 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Launch
Benbow was launched on 13 November, 1913 by Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of the former government minister and mother of the First Lord of the Admiralty. In honour of the occasion she was presented with a Brazilian diamond necklet by Messrs. William Beardmore and Company.
In Command
| Captain | Dates of Command |
| Captain James Andrew Fergusson | 14 May, 1914 – 24 August, 1915 |
| Captain Henry Wise Parker | 24 August, 1915 – June, 1916 |
| Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker | June, 1916 – 28 September, 1917 |
| Captain Arthur Kipling Waistell | 28 September, 1917 – 1919 |
| Captain Charles Douglas Carpendale, C.B. | 1919-1921 |
| Captain Henry Ralph Crooke, C.B. | 21 February, 1921 – ? |
| Captain John Moore Casement | |
| Captain James Fownes Somerville | 20 August, 1922 – 31 October, 1924 |
| Captain Ambrose Maynard Peck | 1926-1927 |
| Captain Francis Murray Austin | 1927/8-1929? |
