H.M.S. Calliope (1914)
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| H.M.S. Calliope (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 76 (1914) 23 (Jan 1918) 78 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1914[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | 28 Aug, 1931[6] |
H.M.S. Calliope was launched in 1914, one of two light cruisers of her class.
Service
In the Battle of Jutland, she was flagship of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the Battle Fleet.[7]
Searchlights
Calliope served as a test platform for Newitt's Searchlight Control in 1915.[8]
Alterations
Calliope was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]
At some point likely after the end of the war, she received a Dreyer Turret Control Table in her T.S..[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles E. Le Mesurier, 15 May, 1915[11] (Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 14 August, 1917[12] – 26 October, 1918[13] (Commodore, Second Class, also in command of Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 15 October, 1918[14]
- Captain Walter B. Compton, 10 March, 1919[15]
- Captain William D. Paton, May, 1922[16] – 3 August, 1923[17]
- Captain Thomas E. Wardle, June, 1923[18]
- Captain William M. Kerr, 13 February, 1924[19] – 24 April, 1924[20] (and in command of Reserve Fleet, Nore)
- Captain Wilbraham T. R. Ford, October, 1924[21]
- Captain L. Stanley Holbrook, December, 1927[22]
- Captain Arthur F. Pridham, September, 1928[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 112.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Pamphlet on the Turret Dreyer Table as fitted in the turrets of H.M. battleships and in the transmitting stations of certain cruisers, 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392r.
- ↑ Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
- ↑ Bentinck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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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