H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Laid down: | 25 March, 1895 |
| Launched: | 2 September, 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January, 1898 |
| Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Germany |
H.M.S. Cæsar was a Majestic class battleship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921. She was the third British warship named for the Roman soldier Julius Cæsar.
Career
| Pendant Numbers.[1] | |
| 1914 | D.27 |
| September, 1915 | P.02 |
| January, 1918 | P.10 |
On a rainy 2 September, 1896, Cæsar was floated out of No. 12 dock. Lady Salmon, the wife of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, christened her.[2] She was commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 January, 1898, by Captain John P. Pipon, C.B., C.M.G., with a complement of 757 officers and men for service on the Mediterranean Station.[3]
By the First World War, Cæsar was allegedly capable of only nine knots maximum speed.[4]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[5]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John P. Pipon, 13 January, 1898.[7]
- Captain Edward H. Gamble, 14 April, 1899.[8]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 21 December, 1901.[9]
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 2 February, 1904.[10]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 7 March, 1905.[11]
- Captain Sydney R. Fremantle, 5 December, 1905.[12]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 28 May, 1907.[13]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, 12 October, 1908.[14]
- Captain Price V. Lewes, 9 August, 1910.[15]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, 6 June, 1911.[16]
- Captain Edward W. E. Wemyss, 4 June, 1912.[17]
- Captain Edward G. Lowther-Crofton, 1 February, 1915.[18]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 10 December, 1915.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 29.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 September, 1896. Issue 34986, col D, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 January, 1898. Issue 35412, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ Transcript of interview with Paymaster Rear-Admiral Keith MacL. Lawder in possession of the University of Leeds Library. f. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, pg. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 April, 1899. Issue 35804, col F, pg. 8.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Anstruther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 96.
- ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392o.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392r.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
Template:Majestic Class (1894)
