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'''H.M.S. ''Swiftsure''''' was originally built for Chile as ''Constitucion'',;she was purchased along with sister {{UK-Triumph}} on 3 December, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 31}}  As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.
'''H.M.S. ''Swiftsure''''' was originally built for Chile as ''Constitucion'', she was purchased along with sister {{UK-Triumph}} on 3 December, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 31}}  As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.


==Service==
==Service==
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In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a [[Mark III Dumaresq]], Pattern 760.  Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.{{AWO1913|283 of 6 June, 1913}}
In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a [[Mark III Dumaresq]], Pattern 760.  Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.{{AWO1913|283 of 6 June, 1913}}


In 1918, ''Swiftsure'' was converted to a [[Blockship|blockship]] at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]], but was never used as such.<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 31.</ref>
In 1918, ''Swiftsure'' was converted to a [[Blockship|blockship]] at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]], but was never used as such.{{DittColl|p. 31}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CaptRN}} [[|Ernest James Fleet|Ernest J. Fleet]], June 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
*{{CaptRN}} [[|Ernest James Fleet|Ernest J. Fleet]], June 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Archibald A. C. Galloway]], September 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|Archibald A. C. Galloway]], September 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy]], 14 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383.</ref>
*Captain [[Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy]], 14 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383.</ref>
*Captain [[Henry FitzRoy George Talbot|Henry F. G. Talbot]], August 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Henry FitzRoy George Talbot|Henry F. G. Talbot]], August 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
* Commander R.N.R. [[Francis Joseph Stenson|Francis J Stenson]], R.D., and for command of {{UK-Hibernia}}, 9 November, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 912a}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_(1903)}}
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 23:49, 8 January 2014

H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)
Pendant Number: P.05 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong[2]
Ordered: Purchased 3 Dec, 1903[3]
Laid down: 26 Feb, 1902[4]
Launched: 12 Jan, 1903[5]
Commissioned: Jun, 1904[6]
Sold: 18 Jun, 1920[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Swiftsure was originally built for Chile as Constitucion,;she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[8] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.

Service

Swiftsure recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.[9]

Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[10] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[11]

Alterations

In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[12]

In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
  10. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  12. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 283 of 6 June, 1913.
  13. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
  18. ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
  20. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • 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.


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