H.M.S. Terrible (1895)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Terrible (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.70 (1914) P.A9 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson, Clydebank[2] |
| Laid down: | 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Mar, 1898[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1932[6] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[7] |
Service
In early 1913, operating with Third Fleet. In July, ordered to Pembroke Dock.[8]
In 1920, Terrible replaced Hindostan, 80, as Fisgard III, part of the establishment at Portsmouth for training engine room artficers apprentices.
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were three torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:[9]
- two 18-in Mark IV torpedoes, H.B. type
- one 14-in Mark IX torpedo, S.L. type
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes, 1 July, 1896[10]
- Captain Robert L. Groome, 15 June, 1897[11] – for manoeuvres
- Captain Charles G. Robinson, 24 March, 1898[12]
- Captain Percy M. Scott, 18 September, 1899[13] – 24 October, 1902[14]
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, 21 June, 1904[15] – 4 May, 1905[16]
- Captain Henry H. Campbell, 3 May, 1905[17] – 3 July, 1906[18]
- Captain George A. Ballard, 3 July, 1906[19] – 20 August, 1907[20]
- Captain Richard M. Harbord, 20 August, 1907[21] – 4 May, 1908[22]
- Captain Charles W. Winnington-Ingram, 20 April, 1909[23] – 1 July, 1909[Inference]
- Commander Herbert W. James, 1 July, 1909 – 22 July, 1909
- Captain Ernest H. Grafton, 20 July, 1909[24]
- Commander John R. Segrave, 24 February, 1910[25] – 24 June, 1910[26]
- Commander Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 24 June, 1910[27] – 2 August, 1910[28]
- Commander Edmund C. Carver, 2 August, 1910[29] – 21 February, 1911[30]
- Commander Alan C. Bruce, 7 February, 1911[31] – 28 February, 1911[32]
- Captain Joseph R. Bridson, 28 February, 1911[33][34] – 17 March, 1912[35] (and for charge of a group of ships of Fourth Division, Home Fleet)
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 18 March, 1912[36] – 1 July, 1912[37] (and for charge of group of ships of Fourth Division, Home Fleet)
- Captain Charles P. Beaty-Pownall, 13 August, 1912[38] – 1 January, 1913[39] (and for charge of group of ships of Third Fleet, Home Fleets)
- Captain John Nicholas, 1 January, 1913[40] – 20 May, 1913[41] (and for command of group of ships of Third Fleet, Home Fleets)
- Captain Spencer A. Hickley, 10 June, 1913[42][43] – 6 December, 1913[44] (and for a group of Third Fleet ships)
- Captain Thomas F. T. Michell, 6 December, 1913[45] – 12 June, 1914
- Commander Cecil A. Severn, 12 March, 1915[46] – 8 September, 1915 (temporary)
- Captain Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow, 8 September, 1915[47]
- Commander Charles H. Morgan, 12 January, 1918[48] – 13 November, 1918[49]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 13 November, 1918[50] – 31 December, 1918[51]
- Captain Otto H. Hawke-Genn, 11 January, 1919[52] – 1 September, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 384.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Fawkes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 449.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1120.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1160.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 473.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 384.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1237.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 309.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 309.
- ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
- ↑ Ballard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 65.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 384.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ Carver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/360. f. 395.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 384.
- ↑ Bridson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 273.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ Beaty-Pownall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 235.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 207.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 384.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 108.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 108.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
Bibliography
- 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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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