H.M.S. Conqueror (1911)
| H.M.S. Conqueror (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 06 (1914) 47 (Jan 1918) 95 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore, Parkhead[2] |
| Ordered: | 1909 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Apr, 1910[4] |
| Launched: | 1 May, 1911[5] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Nov, 1912 |
| Sold: | 19 Dec, 1922[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In late 1913, the ship's captain was asked to report on the merits of a spike that had been fitted to "B" turret's roof in its centre of rotation, intended to serve as a visual cue for the helmsman to find his own ship's bow from the C.T. when not steering by compass.[7] By January, 1914, a favourable report resulted in the Admiralty suggesting the same alteration to other ships with visibility problems from the conning tower where the steering position was on the centreline.[8]
Also in late 1913, the ship landed a Pattern 873 Zeiss stereo spotting telescope Mark II at Portsmouth in order to take on a Ross model of the same pattern for a three-month comparative evaluation.[9]
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 3 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[10]
Conqueror received a director sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[11]
Career
Conqueror served in the Second Battle Squadron from at least December 1912, remaining with that squadron throughout the war. In May 1919, the ships of that squadron were redesignated as the Third Battle Squadron.[12]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Conqueror at the Battle of Jutland
Conqueror was under the command of Captain Tothill during the battle. She reported requiring 16 A.P. shells and 40 common shells afterward, perhaps indicating her expenditure.[13]
The ship was one of very few which actually forwarded its Dreyer table plot sheets (to vice-Admiral commanding Second Battle Squadron on 2nd October, 1916) for the daylight action, though this may have been somewhat academic, as Tothill's cover letter stated "Very few ranges were taken. Remarks outside of plot are those passed from Foretop to Transmitting Station."[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson, 15 May 1912.[15]
- Captain Norman C. Palmer, 16 December, 1913.[16]
- Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill, 22 December, 1914.[17]
- Captain Herbert W. Richmond, 26 April, 1917.[18]
- Captain John W. L. McClintock, 9 April, 1918.[19]
- Captain John R. Segrave, 11 January, 1919.[20]
- Captain Cecil Minet Staveley, 23 November, 1920.[21]
- Captain Robert Cecil Hamilton, June 1921.[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 28.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 634 of 7 Nov 1913.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 829 of 23 Jan, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 662 of 21 Nov, 1913.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
- ↑ See Second Battle Squadron and Third Battle Squadron for citations.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 522.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 522.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 457.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398c.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 392p.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 763.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (August, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 750.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Corbett, Sir Julian S. (1920). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- 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).
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