H.M.S. Bellona (1909)
| H.M.S. Bellona (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 1C (1914) 12 (Jan 1918) 87 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1907 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 5 Jun, 1908[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Mar, 1909[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1910[6] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Lelant[8] |
H.M.S. Bellona was one of seven scout cruisers of the Boadicea class.
Service
On 1 July 1913, Bellona was ordered to transfer to the First Battle Squadron from her present role as flagship of the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[9] She served much of the war attached to the First Battle Squadron, and was one of four scout cruisers attached to the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain Dutton.[10]
But in April 1917, her steadfast service to 1BS ended, as she was detached.[11] In June when she was listed as being in "Home Water or on detached service."[12] From this point on, she was to resume her old job, but with a variety of Battle Squadrons. In July, she was back with the Grand Fleet, but with the Fourth Battle Squadron for a month.[13] In August, she was back with the First Battle Squadron.[14] In October, she moved to a longstanding stint with the Second Battle Squadron, staying with them through January 1919.
In February, 1919, she was based with other light cruisers out of Devonport, being relegated to reserve status the following month.[15][16] In July, she was still there with a reserve complement, and designated as part of Group I of the Devonport Reserve under flagship Colossus.[17]
Alterations
In 1913, it was approved, as part of a general reallocation of 18-in torpedoes, to replace the torpedoes on Bellona with Mark VII** torpedoes. It seems this did not extend to Boadicea.[18]
In August of that 1913, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard was to supply head rests for this ships' 4-in guns, to be fitted in the dockyard when the opportunity arose. Boadicea seems to have been skipped in this regard.[19]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 8 February, 1910[20]
- Captain The Honourable Hubert G. Brand, 27 March, 1912[21]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1912[22] (and as Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla[23])
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds, 5 July, 1913[24]
- Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton, April, 1916[25]
- Captain Claud H. Sinclair, 28 August, 1916[26]
- Captain Ernest W. Denison, 1 February, 1917[27]
- Captain Theodore E. J. Bigg, 15 November, 1918[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 283.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 43.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 20.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 20.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1919). pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 470 of 22 Aug, 1913.
- ↑ Alexander-Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 361.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 15 March, 1912. Issue 39847, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.
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