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On 6 January, 1912 ''Venerable'' went into dry dock at [[Gibraltar]] for her annual refit. | On 6 January, 1912 ''Venerable'' went into dry dock at [[Gibraltar]] for her annual refit. | ||
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Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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*Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, . | *Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, . | ||
*Captain [[Henry George Glas Sandeman|Henry G. G. Sandeman]], . | *Captain [[Henry George Glas Sandeman|Henry G. G. Sandeman]], . | ||
| + | *Captain [[Vivian Henry Gerald bernard|Vivian H. G. Bernard]], 17 August, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 387''a''.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 5 February 2011
| H.M.S. Venerable | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.97 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 2 January, 1899 |
| Launched: | 2 November, 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 12 November, 1902 |
| Sold: | 4 June, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Germany |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,690 tons (load) 15,850 tons (deep draught) |
| Length: | 4313⁄4 feet (o.a.) |
| Beam: | 75 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 16.1 knots |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 714-733 |
| Armament: |
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Captain George E. Patey commissioned the Venerable at Chatham on 12 November, 1912, as flagship of the Second-in-Command in the Mediterranean.[1]
On 6 January, 1912 Venerable went into dry dock at Gibraltar for her annual refit.
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George E. Patey, 12 November, 1912.
- Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, .
- Captain Henry G. G. Sandeman, .
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 17 August, 1914.[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
