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==Career==
 
==Career==
 
''Bacchante'' was commissioned at Chatham by Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace [[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|''Andromeda'']] as flagship of [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart.]], commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 November, 1902.  Issue '''36935''', col F, pg. 12.</ref>
 
''Bacchante'' was commissioned at Chatham by Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]] with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace [[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|''Andromeda'']] as flagship of [[Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet|Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart.]], commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 November, 1902.  Issue '''36935''', col F, pg. 12.</ref>
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==Captains==
 
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]], 25 November, 1902.<ref>Brock Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/19.  f. 220.</ref>
 
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*Captain [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], 20 December, 1902.<ref>Cradock Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 699.</ref>
 
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*Captain [[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]], 8 January, `907.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 281.</ref>
 
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*Captain [[Frank Oswald Lewis|Frank O. Lewis]], August, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 736.</ref>
 
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*Captain [[Horace Cyril Watson|Horace C. Watson]], 14 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''41996''', col F, pg. 13.</ref>
 
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==

Revision as of 16:19, 10 May 2012

H.M.S. Bacchante
Career Details
Built By: John Brown
Laid down: 15 February, 1899
Launched: 21 February, 1901
Commissioned: 25 November, 1902
Sold: 1 July, 1920
Fate: Scrapped

Career

Bacchante was commissioned at Chatham by Captain Frederic E. E. Brock with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace Andromeda as flagship of Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart., commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.[1]

Torpedoes

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 3 minute, 3 seconds. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, pg. 12.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.

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