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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''H.M.S. ''Devonshire'''''
|comm=24 Aug, 1905{{Conways1860|p. 71}}
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|fatedate=9 May, 1921{{DittColl|p. 43}}
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!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson;"| Details
|name=Devonshire
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|launch=30 Apr, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 71}}
|Pendant Numbers:
|builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
|38 (1914)<br>53 (Jan 1918)<br>N.19 (Apr 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 43.</ref>
|laid=25 Mar, 1902{{Conways1860|p. 71}}
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|fate=Sold
|Built By:
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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==Service==
|Laid Down:
She recommissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 300}}
|25 March, 1902<ref>Conways,  p. 71.</ref>
 
|-
In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 300}}
|Launched:
 
|30 April, 1904
In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain [[Francis Wade Caulfeild]] under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.<ref>Caulfeild Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>
|-
 
|Completed:
She paid off in charge of the Naval Shipkeeping Party at Devonport on 31 March, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 759}}
|24 August, 1905<ref>Conways,  p. 71.</ref>
|-
|Sold:
|9 May, 1921<ref>Dittmar; Colledge, p. 43.</ref>
|-
|Fate:
|Sold to Ward, Preston and Barrow<ref>Dittmar; Colledge,  p. 43.</ref>
|-
|}


==Radio==
==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.<ref>ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.</ref>
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.<ref>ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.</ref>
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}


==Alterations==
==Alterations==
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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*Captain [[Henry Bertram Pelly]], .
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Devonshire''">
*Captain [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], 8 May, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 300.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|nick=Herbert A. S. Fyler|appt=24 August, 1905<ref>Fyler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/155.|D7602098}}  f. 182.</ref>|end=24 October, 1905<ref>Fyler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/155.|D7602098}}  f. 182.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
*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>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Thomas Stuart|nick=Arthur T. Stuart|appt=24 October, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 300}}<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7578986}} f. 1237.</ref>|end=8 May, 1907<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7578986}} f. 1237.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Edwin Veale Underhill|Edwin V. Underhill]], 9 June, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''j''.</ref>
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John de Mestre Hutchison|nick=John de M. Hutchison|appt=8 May, 1907<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 132.</ref>|end=19 March, 1909<ref>Hutchison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 132.</ref>}}
* Captain [[John Donald Kelly]], allegedly during wartime{{CN}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman|nick=Cuthbert G. Chapman|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 March, 1909.  Issue '''38907''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 659.</ref>|end=8 November, 1910<ref>Chapman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/136.|D7602081}} f. 161.</ref>}}
*Captain [[William John Standly Alderson|William Alderson]], .
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|nick=Herbert C. C. Da Costa|appt=8 November, 1910<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 300}}|end=15 October, 1912<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|Herbert Da Costa]], .
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Bertram Pelly|nick=Henry B. Pelly|appt=15 October, 1912<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 483.</ref>|end=10 August, 1913<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 483.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William John Standly Alderson|nick=William J. S. Alderson|appt=10 August, 1913<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 455.</ref>|end=9 June, 1914<ref>Alderson Service Record.  {{TNA|196/42.}} f. 455.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edwin Veale Underhill|nick=Edwin V. Underhill|appt=9 June, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 393''j''}}|end=3 March, 1916<ref>Underhill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 480.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Donald Kelly|nick=John D. Kelly|appt=3 March, 1916<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 166.</ref>|end=1 September, 1916<ref>Kelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 166.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville|nick=Henry B. T. Somerville|appt=20 October, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393}}|end=10 November, 1917{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Bingham Powell|nick=George B. Powell|appt=10 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 775}}<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/255.|D7603507}} f. 263.</ref>|end=21 May, 1919<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/255.|D7603507}} f. 263.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Wade Caulfeild|nick=Francis W. Caulfeild|appt=20 August, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 740}}<ref>Caulfeild Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>|end=19 February, 1920<ref>Caulfeild Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-1Cornwall}}, {{UK-1Berwick}} and {{UK-1Suffolk}}}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Devonshire_(1904)}}
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Devonshire.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Devonshire_(1904)}}
{{refend}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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{{Devonshire Class (1903)}}
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 11 July 2017

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]

In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain Francis Wade Caulfeild under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.[10]

She paid off in charge of the Naval Shipkeeping Party at Devonport on 31 March, 1920.[11]

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.[12]

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[13]

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. ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
  12. ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  14. ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  15. ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
  17. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
  18. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
  19. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  20. ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 132.
  21. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  22. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
  23. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  24. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/136. f. 161.
  25. ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 300.
  27. ↑ Da Costa Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 266.
  28. ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
  29. ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 483.
  30. ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 455.
  31. ↑ Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
  33. ↑ Underhill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 480.
  34. ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  35. ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  38. ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
  39. ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
  41. ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
  42. ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.

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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