H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915)
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| H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.03 (Apr 1915) M.08 (Sep 1915) M.07 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Harland & Wolff[2] |
| Laid down: | 9 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 10 Jun, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jul, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1927[6] |
Service
Paid off 26 November, 1918.[7]
On 21 February, 1921, she suffered a premature detonation in her left 15-in gun with an A.P.C. Lyddite shell and full service charge. There were no casualties beyond a slight foot injury.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Norman H. Carter, July, 1915[9]
- Commander George R. B. Blount, 25 September, 1915[10] – 16 November, 1915[11]
- Captain Bernard St. G. Collard, 16 November, 1915[12] – January, 1918[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel F. Robinson, 8 May, 1915[14] (served under Collard until some time after 18 October, 1917)
- Captain Reginald J. N. Watson, 1918
- Commander Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 15 December, 1920[15][16] – 30 January, 1921[17]
Construction
Lord Clive received a very high priority for receiving directors, and the order for her equipment was completed in 1915.[18]
18-inch Monitor
Along with General Wolfe and Prince Eugene, Lord Clive received an 18-inch gun in 1918. The order for her updated bombardment director equipment was completed by October, 1918 and most likely fitted that month.[19][Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 802.
- ↑ Progress in Gunnery Material, 1921. p. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395n.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ Collard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 834.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 802.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 14.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gilbert, Martin (1971). Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War 1914–1916. III. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0395131537.
- 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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