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]

On 3 March, 1915, she replaced Juno as the flagship in Cruiser Force E for just a single week.[9]

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.[10]

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. Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1320.
  10. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
  11. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
  12. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 293.
  13. Windham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 348.
  14. Windham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 348.
  15. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  16. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  17. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  18. Sowerby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 430.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 333.
  20. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  21. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  22. Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
  23. Predecessor left ship on 3rd. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  24. Alderson Service Record. The National Archives. 196/42. f. 455.
  25. Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
  26. Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
  27. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
  28. The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 332.
  29. 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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