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*Captain [[George Price Webley Hope|George P. W. Hope]], 30 April, 1913.<ref>Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.</ref> | *Captain [[George Price Webley Hope|George P. W. Hope]], 30 April, 1913.<ref>Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Price Vaughan Lewes]], in command at start of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref> | *Captain [[Price Vaughan Lewes]], in command at start of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref> | ||
− | *Captain [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]], 6 November, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 382''a''.</ref> | + | *Captain [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]], 6 November, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 382''a''.</ref> |
− | *Captain [[Edmond Hyde Parker]], 20 February, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 398''l''.</ref><ref>ADM 196/43. f. 2.</ref> | + | *Captain [[Edmond Hyde Parker]], 20 February, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 398''l''.</ref><ref>ADM 196/43. f. 2.</ref> |
*Captain [[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]], 2 February, 1918.<ref>Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.</ref> | *Captain [[Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe|Sidney R. Drury-Lowe]], 2 February, 1918.<ref>Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Charles William Bruton|Charles W. Bruton]], 15 December, 1919. | *Captain [[Charles William Bruton|Charles W. Bruton]], 15 December, 1919. |
Revision as of 15:40, 21 August 2012
H.M.S. Superb | |
Career | Details |
---|---|
Pendant Number: | 49 (April, 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
Laid Down: | 6 February, 1907 |
Launched: | 7 November, 1907 |
Commissioned: | 29 May, 1909 |
Sold: | 12 December, 1922 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Motto:Ense et animo
Performance
Her tactical turning diameter was 405 yards at full speed (best of the class), with the rudder being put over in 10 seconds.[2]
Jutland
The ship was commanded by Captain Edmond Hyde Parker as part of the Fourth Battle Squadron.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick C. T. Tudor, 14 March, 1909.[3]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 16 August, 1910.[4]
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 22 September, 1911.[5]
- Captain George P. W. Hope, 30 April, 1913.[6]
- Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, in command at start of war.[7]
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 6 November, 1914.[8]
- Captain Edmond Hyde Parker, 20 February, 1915.[9][10]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 2 February, 1918.[11]
- Captain Charles W. Bruton, 15 December, 1919.
- Captain Stephen Herbert Radcliffe, during wartime.
Alterations
Superb was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[12]
Fate
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ Burt. p. 69.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 382a.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398l.
- ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
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