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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, p. 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, p. 12.</ref>
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In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four battleships and two cruisers being sent there.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==

Revision as of 20:33, 15 November 2012

H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)
Pendant Number: N.39 (1914)
N.09 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown[2]
Ordered: 1897-98 Programme[3]
Laid down: 15 Feb, 1899[4]
Launched: 21 Feb, 1901[5]
Commissioned: 25 Nov, 1902[6]
Sold: 1 Jul, 1920[7]
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.[8]

In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four battleships and two cruisers being sent there.[9]

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.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, p. 12.
  9. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
  10. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  11. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, p. 12.
  13. Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 699.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1907. Issue 38226, col D, p. 5.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 736.
  22. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.


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