H.M.S. Chester (1915)
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| H.M.S. Chester (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | C9 (1914) 39 (Jan 1918) 50 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 7 Oct, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | 9 Nov, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Rees, Llanelly[7] |
H.M.S. Chester fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron. She suffered grievously from 5.9-in gunfire while screening the Third Battle Cruiser Squadron.
Service
Robert N. Lawson commanded her from October, 1915 through the Battle of Jutland[8] and at the surrender of High Sea Fleet at war's end.
She paid off at the Nore 31 March, 1920.[9]
Alterations
Chester was one of just six light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her T.S. in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.[10]
She was fitted with a director in May, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert N. Lawson, 24 October, 1915[12][13] – 16 January, 1919[14]
- Captain John C. H. Lindsay, 13 January, 1919[15] – 8 August, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, 5 November, 1919[16][17] – 5 February, 1920[18]
- Commander Arthur W. Lowis, 1 January, 1920[19] – 31 March, 1920[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. his report on pp. 187-191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 757.
- ↑ Lawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 338.
- ↑ Successor assumed command that day.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 745.
- ↑ Hammersley-Heenan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/289. ff. 303, 304.
- ↑ Lowis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/93. f. 103.
- ↑ Lowis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/93. f. 103.
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).
- 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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