H.M.S. Essex (1901)
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| H.M.S. Essex (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 51 (1914) 62 (Jan 1918) N.38 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898-99 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1900[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Mar, 1904[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | to Slough T.C.[8] |
H.M.S. Essex was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Service
An artificer recalled his time in Essex, apparently in 1909-11, as one marked by an unfortunate stigma:[9]
She was a hot-bed of sodomy. When we used to go ashore up Queen's Street, if a Seaman or a Stoker went along with Essex on his cap, the harlots used to put their aprons over their sterns as a sign of disgust.
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John E. Bearcroft, 22 March, 1904[10]
- Captain Richard B. Farquhar, 14 September, 1904[11]
- Captain Claud A. W. Hamilton, 1906[12]
- Captain Robert J. Prendergast, 1 March, 1907[13] – 25 January, 1908[14]
- Captain Robert F. Scott, 25 January, 1908[15] – 30 May, 1908[16]
- Captain Herbert J. O. Millar, 30 May, 1908[17] – 24 March, 1909[18]
- Captain The Hon. Victor A. Stanley, 24 March, 1909[19] – 26 September, 1911[20]
- Captain John F. E. Green, 26 September, 1911[21] – 2 October, 1912[22]
- Captain Hugh J. Tweedie, 17 November, 1913[23] – 31 December, 1914[24]
- Captain Hugh D. R. Watson, 1 January, 1914[25] – 21 May, 1916[26]
- Captain Richard Hyde, 21 May, 1916[27] – 23 August, 1916[28]
- Commander (retired) Pieter G. V. Van der Byl, March, 1917[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Baynham. Men from the Dreadnoughts. p. 154.
- ↑ Bearcroft Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 85.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 446.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 501.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 501.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Millar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 325.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ Green Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 260.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393t.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 272.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393o.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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