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==Service==
==Service==
''Defence'' commissioned at Devonport on 9 February, 1909, for service in the {{UK-CS|5}} at the Nore.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 February, 1909.  Issue '''38879''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
''Defence'' commissioned at Devonport on 9 February, 1909, for service in the {{UK-CS|5}} at the Nore.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 February, 1909.  Issue '''38879''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
She recommissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 299.</ref>
In mid-1913, she was serving as flagship of the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 299.</ref>


In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}
In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}

Revision as of 01:28, 14 July 2013

H.M.S. Defence (1907)
Pendant Number: 05 (1914)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1904-05 Programme[3]
Laid down: 22 Feb, 1905[4]
Launched: 24 Apr, 1907[5]
Commissioned: 9 Feb, 1909[6]
Sunk: 5 Jul, 1918[7]
Fate: at Battle of Jutland

Service

Defence commissioned at Devonport on 9 February, 1909, for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron at the Nore.[8]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1911.[9]

In mid-1913, she was serving as flagship of the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[10]

In late July 1914, the ship received one of five Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinders purchased for evaluation, possibly of a new model.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 February, 1909. Issue 38879, col C, p. 11.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 299.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 299.
  11. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 219 of 31 July 1914.
  12. ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
  13. ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
  14. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 300b.
  15. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393h.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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