H.M.S. Courageous (1916)
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| H.M.S. Courageous (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 51 (Jan 1918) 94 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Feb, 1916[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1917[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 17 Sep, 1939[6] |
| Fate: | by U 29[7] |
Service
While working up for full-power trials off May Island on the night of 8 January, 1917, was damaged while being driven at 30 knots when the wind force was 6-8 (Strong Breeze to a Gale). The damage was:
The forecastle deck between the breakwater and "A" turret was severely buckled, and the side plating buckled between upper and forecastle deck; also the oil-fuel tanks and reserve feed tanks and reserve feed tanks were reported to be leaking.
Stiffening was worked into both Courageous and her sister ship Glorious at the first opportunity.[8]
She recommissioned at Rosyth on 4 December, 1919.[9]
She paid off into Dockyard Control in Devonport on 27 June, 1924.[10]
Courageous commissioned at Devonport on 21 February, 1928 for service in the Mediterranean. She embarked a Headquarters Flight under Wing Commander R. Leckie in addition to Flights 404, 407, 445, 446, 463 and 464.[11]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 August, 1930.[12]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 May, 1933. By mid-1934, she had Fighter Squadrons 800 and 802, Torpedo Bomber Squadrons 810 and 811, and Search/Reconnaissance Squadrons 820, 821 and 823 embarked.[13]
She completed to Full Complement on 2 June 1936 for service in the Home Fleet.[14]
Alterations
Her secondary battery directors were installed in November, 1916, prior to her commissioning.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur Bromley, 8 September, 1916[16] – 8 February, 1919[17] (and as Flag Captain)
- Commander Guy D. Fanshawe, 19 March, 1919 – 17 April, 1919 (temporary)
- Commander Arthur H. Oldham, 17 April, 1919[18][19] – 9 July, 1919[20]
- Commander Frederick C. G. St. Clair, 9 July, 1919 – December, 1919
- Captain Harold D. Briggs, November, 1919[21] – 7 January, 1920
- Captain Sidney J. Meyrick, 6 January, 1920[22][23] – 4 May, 1921 (and as Flag Captain to R/A/ Fowler)
- Captain Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth, 4 May, 1921[24] – 2 August, 1921[25] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Greatorex)
- Captain John M. Casement, 2 August, 1921[26] (and as Flag Captain to V/A Nicholson)
- Captain Thomas N. James, 3 October, 1923[27] – 24 April, 1924[28]
- Captain Thomas N. James, 29 April, 1924[29] – 29 April, 1924[30] (loaned from Centurion for a single day for passage to Devonport!)
- Captain Aubrey Lambert, 15 March, 1927[31] – May, 1929 (and for duty with Glorious)
- Captain Henry J. S. Brownrigg, May, 1929[32] – 9 May, 1930[33]
- Captain Alfred H. Norman, 9 May, 1930 – 12 August, 1930 (temporary)
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 12 August, 1930[34] – 17 December, 1930[35]
- Captain Cloudesley V. Robinson, 17 December, 1930[36] – 16 August, 1932 (and Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Henderson from 21 September, 1931)
- Captain Frank Elliott, 16 August, 1932[37][38] – 15 May, 1933[39] (and Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Henderson)
- Captain Brian Egerton, 2 May, 1933[40][41] – May, 1934 (and as Chief Staff Officer)
- Captain Maitland W. S. Boucher, 4 May, 1935[42][43] – 31 July, 1937[44]
- Captain Charles A. A. Larcom, 31 July, 1937 – 1 February, 1939 (and Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Aircraft Carriers)
- Captain Marshal L. Clarke, 25 January, 1939[45] – July, 1939[46]
- Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, 24 July, 1939 – 17 September, 1939[47] (died when ship lost)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 37.
- ↑ Records of Warship Construction during the War. 1914—1918. Volume I. ADM 1/8547/430. f. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 752.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). pp. 225-6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). pp. 225-6.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 767.
- ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 767.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/187. f. 201.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 5, 1920, Issue 42299, p.21.
- ↑ D'Aeth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 49.
- ↑ D'Aeth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 743.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 228.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 231.
- ↑ Brownrigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 231.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 225.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ Elliott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/30. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 225.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/46. f. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 225.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Roberts, John (1997). Battlecruisers. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 186176006X. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557500681. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
See Also
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