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Completed in 1909, '''H.M.S. ''Boadicea''''' was one of two cruisers in [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|her class]].  She served as flagship of the {{UK-DF|3}} during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Robert Arbuthnot]].
  
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==Navigational Equipment==
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''Boadicea'' served as flagship of the [[Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third Destroyer Flotilla]] during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Robert Arbuthnot]].
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The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraph]]s; all the other ships were much larger than she.  Testing was completed in late 1913.{{AWO1913|607 of 24 Oct, 1913}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 22:55, 12 November 2012

H.M.S. Boadicea (1908)
Pendant Number: 4C (1914)
19 (Jan 1918)
11 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1907 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Jun, 1907[4]
Launched: 14 May, 1908[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1909[6]
Sold: 13 Jul, 1926[7]
Fate: to Alloa, Rosyth[8]

Completed in 1909, H.M.S. Boadicea was one of two cruisers in her class. She served as flagship of the Third Destroyer Flotilla during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of Robert Arbuthnot.

Navigational Equipment

The ship was one of seven which tested Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraphs; all the other ships were much larger than she. Testing was completed in late 1913.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392l.
  14. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


Boadicea Class Scout Cruiser
Boadicea Group
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Blonde Group
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