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In 1913, a [[Type | In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 02:41, 29 October 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]
Radio
In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Thomas W. Kemp, (Trials) 26 August, 1908.[13]
- Captain Cecil F. Dampier, 16 November, 1908.[14]
- Captain Henry H. Bruce, 12 January 1911.[15]
- Captain Fawcet Wray, 6 January, 1913.[16]
- Captain Eustace La T. Leatham, October, 1914.[17]
- Captain Stanley Venn Ellis, January 1916.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 73.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 10 February, 1909. Issue 38879, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 299.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 219 of 31 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Kemp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 420.
- ↑ Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 300b.
- ↑ Leatham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 147.
- ↑ 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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