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− | * {{CaptRN}} [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 12 February, 1907.<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 319.</ref> | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Henry Francis Oliver|Henry F. Oliver]], 12 February, 1907.<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 319.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|William C. M. Nicholson]], 23 November 1908.<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 214.</ref> | + | * Captain [[William Coldingham Masters Nicholson|William C. M. Nicholson]], 23 November 1908.<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 214.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[Stanhope Hawke|The Honourable Stanhope Hawke]], 18 April, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1913). p. 272.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Stanhope Hawke|The Honourable Stanhope Hawke]], 18 April, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1913). p. 272.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]], 19 April, 1913.<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Arthur Lindesay Cay|Arthur L. Cay]], 19 April, 1913.<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[Francis Martin Leake|Francis M. Leake]], 19 February, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 391''a''.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Francis Martin Leake|Francis M. Leake]], 19 February, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 391''a''.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]], 20 June, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List, for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917''. p. 391''a''.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]], 20 June, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List, for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917''. p. 391''a''.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]], 11 February, 1918.<ref>Radcliffe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 342.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]], 11 February, 1918.<ref>Radcliffe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 342.</ref> |
− | * Captain [[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]], 13 June, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 722.</ref> | + | * Captain [[William Frederick Blunt|William F. Blunt]], 13 June, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 722.</ref> |
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H.M.S. Achilles (1905) | |
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Pendant Number: | 24 (1914) 00 (Jan 1918) N.03 (Apr, 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
Ordered: | 1903-04 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 22 Feb, 1904[4] |
Launched: | 17 Jun, 1905[5] |
Commissioned: | 22 Apr, 1907[6] |
Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
Fate: | to Ward, Briton Ferry[8] |
Service
On 19 March, 1907, Achilles was manned at Newcastle by a navigating party consisting of the nucleus crew of Andromeda and men from the Sheerness-Chatham barracks, numbering 333 officers and men in all, to begin her machinery acceptance trial.[9]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 5 June, 1913.[10]
Achilles paid off at Portsmouth on 31 March, 1919.[11]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 11 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[12]
An order for a design for a director system for Achilles was issued 22 February, 1915, and an order for its manufacture given 26 August, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such that it was installed in October, 1918.[13]
Radio
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry F. Oliver, 12 February, 1907.[15]
- Captain William C. M. Nicholson, 23 November 1908.[16]
- Captain The Honourable Stanhope Hawke, 18 April, 1911.[17]
- Captain Arthur L. Cay, 19 April, 1913.[18]
- Captain Francis M. Leake, 19 February, 1915.[19]
- Captain Charles D. Carpendale, 20 June, 1917.[20]
- Captain Stephen H. Radcliffe, 11 February, 1918.[21]
- Captain William F. Blunt, 13 June, 1918.[22]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 March, 1907. Issue 38284, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List, for May, 1919, Corrected to the 18th April, 1919. p. 722.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 15.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 319.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1913). p. 272.
- ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 391a.
- ↑ The Navy List, for November, 1917, Corrected to the 18th October, 1917. p. 391a.
- ↑ Radcliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 342.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 722.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- 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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