H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)
| H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 3 Dec, 1903[3] |
| Laid down: | 26 Feb, 1902[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Jan, 1903[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 18 Jun, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Swiftsure was originally built for Chile as Constitucion, she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[8] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.
Service
Swiftsure recommissioned at Portsmouth on 26 March, 1913 to become flagship of the East Indies station.[9]
Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[10] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[11]
Alterations
In mid-1913 it was approved that these ships receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, each was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[12]
In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain [[|Ernest James Fleet|Ernest J. Fleet]], June 1904.[14]
- Captain Archibald A. C. Galloway, September 1905.[15]
- Captain Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, July 1906.[16]
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 5 August, 1908.[17]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 8 February, 1910.[18]
- Captain Raymond A. Nugent, 25 April 1913.[19]
- Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, 14 April, 1914.[20]
- Captain Henry F. G. Talbot, August 1915.[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 283 of 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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).
- 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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