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''Exmouth'' commissioned with a Portsmouth crew at Chatham on 2 June, 1903, by Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|Michael P. O'Callaghan]], to replace the [[H.M.S. Victorious (1895)|''Victorious'']] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue '''37097''', col D, p. 5.</ref> Her Commander was [[Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|Mortimer L'E. Silver]], and her Gunnery Lieutenant was [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]], whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for the [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class]].{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 47}} | ''Exmouth'' commissioned with a Portsmouth crew at Chatham on 2 June, 1903, by Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|Michael P. O'Callaghan]], to replace the [[H.M.S. Victorious (1895)|''Victorious'']] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue '''37097''', col D, p. 5.</ref> Her Commander was [[Mortimer L'Estrange Silver|Mortimer L'E. Silver]], and her Gunnery Lieutenant was [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]], whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for the [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class]].{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 47}} | ||
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H.M.S. Exmouth (1901) | |
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Pendant Number: | 12 (1914) 63 (Jan 1918) N.44 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Laird[2] |
Ordered: | 1898 Supplemental Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 10 Aug, 1899[4] |
Launched: | 31 Aug, 1901[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1903 |
Sold: | 15 Jan, 1920[6] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Exmouth commissioned with a Portsmouth crew at Chatham on 2 June, 1903, by Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, to replace the Victorious in the Mediterranean.[7] Her Commander was Mortimer L'E. Silver, and her Gunnery Lieutenant was Frederic Dreyer, whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for the Duncan class.[8]
In Battle Practice on 1 October, 1906, Exmouth recorded sixty hits at Weymouth.
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.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, 2 June, 1903.[10]
- Captain Edward Eden Bradford, June 1904.[11]
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart., 5 March, 1907.[12]
- Captain John S. Luard, 7 October, 1908.[13]
- Captain John de Mestre Hutchison, March 1909.[14]
- Captain Bernard Currey, April 1910.[15]
- Captain Stuart Nicholson, March 1911.[16]
- Captain Hughes Campbell Lockyer, December 1912.[17]
- Captain Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard, July 1913.[18]
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 6 February, 1914.[19]
- Captain Francis H. Mitchell, 1 November, 1916.[20]
- Captain H. Neville Rolfe (Retired), 15 November, 1918. And for command of Albion.[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 313-15.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 October, 1908. Issue 38767, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 793.
Bibliography
- Dreyer, Admiral Sir Frederic C. (1955). The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare. London: Museum Press Limited.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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