H.M.S. Boadicea (1908)
| H.M.S. Boadicea (1908) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 4C (1914) 19 (Jan 1918) 11 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1907 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jun, 1907[4] |
| Launched: | 14 May, 1908[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1909[6] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1926[7] |
| Fate: | to Alloa, Rosyth[8] |
Completed in 1909, H.M.S. Boadicea was one of seven scout cruisers in her class.
Service
Boadicea served as flagship of the Third Destroyer Flotilla during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of Robert Arbuthnot.
She recommissioned at Chatham on 6 June, 1911.[9] In November, 1911, she was serving as flotilla cruiser for the First Destroyer Flotilla, leading a mix of Beagles and "Tribals".[10]
In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of Third Destroyer Flotilla, but was to be re-commissioned on 5 July at Sheerness[11] to serve with the Second Battle Squadron.[9]
Boadicea was still attached to Second Battle Squadron in September, 1914,[12] under the command of Captain Woolcombe,[13]
She was one of four scout cruisers attached to the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain Woolcombe.[14]
She was refit to be a minelayer in December, 1917, laying 184 mines in three operations.[15] In this configuration, she could carry 66 mines and conduct six laying operations per month to a radius of 2120 miles.[16]
Boadicea paid off at Chatham on 18 February, 1920.[17]
The ship was one of seven which tested Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraphs; all the other ships were much larger than she. Testing was completed in late 1913.[18]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Francis M. Leake, 14 May, 1909[19] – 27 July, 1909[20] (temporary)
- Captain Edward F. B. Charlton, 27 July, 1909[21] – 5 December, 1910[22] (and in command of First Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 17 October, 1911[23] – 31 July, 1912[24]
- Captain Ernest S. Carey, 31 July, 1912[25] (and as Captain (D) of Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Cecil H. Fox, 3 April, 1913[26]
- Captain Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 5 July, 1913[27] – 8 September, 1916[28] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Captain Algernon H. C. Candy, 8 September, 1916[29]
- Captain Edwin H. Edwards, November, 1917[30]
- Captain Harry W. C. Hughes, 27 March, 1919[31]
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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 743-4.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 8.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 735.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392l.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 743.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 743.
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