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==Torpedoes==
 
==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 [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref>
 
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 [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref>
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==Captains==
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* Captain [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock]], 25 November, 1902 in Chatham<ref>Brock Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/19.  f. 220.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 November, 1902.  Issue '''36935''', col F, pg. 12.</ref>
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* Captain [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock]], 20 December, 1902.<ref>Cradock Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/20.  f. 699.</ref> 
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* Captain [[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene]], 8 January, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 10 January, 1907.  Issue '''38226''', col D, pg. 5.</ref>
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* Captain [[Frank Oswald Lewis]], August, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 736.</ref>
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* Captain [[Horace Cyril Watson]], 14 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 January, 1919.  Issue '''41996''', col F, pg. 13.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 00:41, 17 August 2012

H.M.S. Bacchante
Career Details
Built By: John Brown
Laid down: 15 February, 1899
Launched: 21 February, 1901
Commissioned: 25 November, 1902
Sold: 1 July, 1920
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.[1]

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.[2]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, pg. 12.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
  3. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, pg. 12.
  5. ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 699.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 January, 1907. Issue 38226, col D, pg. 5.
  7. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 736.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, pg. 13.

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