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'''H.M.S. ''Royal Oak''''' was one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1893-94.  She was sold shortly before the [[Great War]], and [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)|a modern dreadnought-type battleship was launched in that same year]].


[[Category:Ship]]
==Service==
''Royal Oak'' completed her fitting out under the direction of {{CommRN}} ('''N''') [[Robert Nelson Ommanney|Robert N. Ommanney]].{{NLApr94|p. 251}}
 
In October &ndash; November 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were four torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:{{ARTS1898|p. 42}}
* two {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, S.L. type
* two {{Torp|14-in Mark IX|UK}}es, S.L. type
 
As of 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she was slated to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|p. 111}}
 
On 20 August, 1913, the ship left Devonport in tow of the dreadnought {{UK-Bellerophon}} for the Motherbank to await disposal.{{NMI|Thursday, 21 August, 1913.  Issue '''40296''', col F, p. 8}}
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Burges Watson|nick=Burges Watson|appt=14 January, 1896{{NLMar96|p. 257}}|end=4 October, 1896|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=1 March, 1896{{NLOct98|p. 292}}|end=March, 1899}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=31 March, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 300}}|end=|note=transferred in to ship at Malta from {{UK-Edgar|f=p}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William Edward Prothero|nick=Arthur W. E. Prothero|appt=18 January, 1901<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 522.</ref>|end=6 June, 1902<ref>Prothero Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 522.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Sidney Rolleston|nick=Robert S. Rolleston|appt=16 February, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 300''a''}}|end=6 June, 1904<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/365.|D7578965}} ff. 1118, 1121.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Archibald Peile Stoddart|nick=Archibald P. Stoddart|appt=6 June, 1904<ref>Stoddart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 589.</ref>|end=7 March, 1905<ref>Stoddart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 589.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Sidney Pelham|nick=Frederick S. Pelham|appt=8 March, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>|end=18 July, 1905<ref>Pelham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1025.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest Gillbe Barton|nick=Ernest G. Barton|appt=15 July, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=28 January, 1907<ref>Barton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 74.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Lawrie Shelford|nick=Thomas L. Shelford|appt=1 January, 1907{{NLJul09|p. 369}}|end=1909}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Campbell Watson|nick=John C. Watson|appt=3 November, 1909{{NLJan10|p. 369}}|end=15 January, 1910}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Spencer Harry Boyle|nick=The Hon. Edward S. H. Boyle|appt=15 January, 1910<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=30 June, 1910<ref>Boyle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/243.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Hesketh Smyth|nick=Harry H. Smyth|appt=12 July, 1910<ref>Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 369}}|end=8 December, 1911<ref>Smyth Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/287.|D7576552}} ff. 227, 287.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 22 March 2022

H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)
Builder: Laird, Birkenhead[1]
Ordered: Naval Defence Act of 1889[2]
Laid down: 29 May, 1890[3]
Launched: 5 Nov, 1892[4]
Completed: Jun, 1894[5]
Commissioned: 14 Jan, 1896[6]
Sold: 1914[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Royal Oak was one of eight Royal Sovereign class battleships completed for the Royal Navy in 1893-94. She was sold shortly before the Great War, and a modern dreadnought-type battleship was launched in that same year.

Service

Royal Oak completed her fitting out under the direction of Commander (N) Robert N. Ommanney.[8]

In October – November 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were four torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:[9]

As of 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[10]

On 20 August, 1913, the ship left Devonport in tow of the dreadnought Bellerophon for the Motherbank to await disposal.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 73.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 258.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 251.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 21 August, 1913. Issue 40296, col F, p. 8.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 257.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 292.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 300.
  15. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  16. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 300a.
  18. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/365. ff. 1118, 1121.
  19. ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 589.
  20. ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 589.
  21. ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  22. ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1025.
  23. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  24. ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 369.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 369.
  27. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
  28. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/243. f. ?.
  29. ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 369.
  31. ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/287. ff. 227, 287.

Bibliography


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