H.M.S. Isis (1896)

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H.M.S. Isis (1896)
Pendant Number: D.60 (1914)
P.60 (Sep 1915)
N.61 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: London & Glasgow[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 30 Jan, 1895[4]
Launched: 27 Jun, 1896[5]
Commissioned: 10 May, 1898[6]
Sold: 26 Feb, 1920[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Isis was commissioned in 1898 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Isis re-commissioned at Devonport on 14 February, 1912 for service with the Third Fleet. In July, 1913 she was ordered to Portsmouth for a refit.[8]

Radio

In 1901 while assigned to the China Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 334.
  9. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
  10. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
  11. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
  12. Windham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1411.
  13. Windham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 348.
  14. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  15. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  16. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  17. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 333.
  18. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  19. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. Predecessor left ship on 3rd. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  22. Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
  23. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
  25. The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 332.
  26. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 822.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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