H.M.S. Monarch (1911)
| H.M.S. Monarch (1911) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 55 (1914) 88 (Jan 1918) 60 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
| Ordered: | 1909 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Apr, 1910[4] |
| Launched: | 30 Mar, 1911[5] |
| Commissioned: | 27 Apr, 1912 |
| Sunk: | 20 Jan, 1925[6] |
| Fate: | Expended as target |
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 264, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[7]
Main Armament
Monarch was built with 13.5-inch Mk II mountings for her guns.[8]
Alterations
In 1913, Monarch was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director along the lines of that developed in Neptune. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.[9]
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[10]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[11]
In 1916 or soon thereafter, she would have received Evershed Bearing Indicators for her main battery, as approved in 1916.[12]
Service
Monarch served in the Second Battle Squadron from at least December 1912, remaining there throughout the war. Monarch relieved the squadron's second flagship, Orion, of that role for just a single month in November, 1916. In May 1919, she stayed with her squadron when it was redesignated the Third Battle Squadron.[13]
She completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 27 April, 1912. She was to recommission at Portsmouth on 7 April, 1914.[14]
Great War
Monarch left Portsmouth at 23:30 on 30 October,[15] and rejoined the Second Battle Squadron at Scapa at 11:00 on 3 November.[16]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Monarch at the Battle of Jutland
Post-War
Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 21 October, 1920.[17]
Radio
By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the Second Battle Squadron were all equipped with Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets.[18]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles L. Napier, 23 January, 1912[19] – 4 December, 1912[20]
- Captain Charles F. Sowerby, 16 October, 1912[21] – 29 October, 1912[22] (temporary)
- Captain Robert S. P. Hornby, December, 1912[23] – 16 June, 1913[24]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 16 June, 1913[25]
- Captain Frederick L. Field, 17 September, 1915[26] – 16 December, 1915[27]
- Captain George H. Borrett, 16 December, 1915[28] – 15 March, 1916[29]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 15 March, 1916[30] – April, 1916[31] (temporarily replacing Borrett)
- Captain George H. Borrett, April, 1916[32] – 6 April, 1918[33] (resuming command)
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 7 April, 1918[34] – 30 August, 1919[35]
- Captain George B. Powell, 29 August, 1919[36]
- Captain Reginald J. N. Watson, August, 1921[37]
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. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Hodges. The Big Gun. p. 62.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 145.
- ↑ See Second Battle Squadron and Third Battle Squadron for citations.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345b.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49000. f. 266.
- ↑ Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49001. f. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 813.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 72.
- ↑ Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
- ↑ Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Hornby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 338.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 178.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395s.
- ↑ Command apparently temporarily given to Hodges.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Resuming service after Hodges's temporary captaincy.
- ↑ Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 847.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 813.
- ↑ 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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