H.M.S. Venus (1895)

H.M.S. Venus (1895)
Pendant Number:	P.36 (1914) P.2C (Jan 1918)^[1]
Builder:	Fairfield^[2]
Ordered:	1893-94 Programme^[3]
Laid down:	28 Jun, 1894^[4]
Launched:	5 Sep, 1895^[5]
Commissioned:	9 Nov, 1897^[6]
Sold:	22 Sep, 1921^[7]
Fate:	to Cohen^[8]

H.M.S. Venus was completed in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers, but she served in the Great War as a destroyer depot ship.

Service

Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.^[9]^[10]

She completed to special complement at Portsmouth on 20 December, 1911. In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the First Destroyer Flotilla.^[11]

Radio

In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine not noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.^[12] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.^[Inference]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 15 June, 1897^[13] – 30 July, 1897^[14] (for manoeuvres)
Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 9 November, 1897^[15]^[16] – 31 March, 1900^[17]
Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 14 February, 1900^[18] – 28 May, 1901^[19]
Captain Charles H. Cochran, February, 1903^[20] – 11 November, 1903^[21]^[22]
Captain Reginald G. O. Tupper, 11 November, 1903^[23] – 26 July, 1905^[24]
Captain Francis G. Eyre, 15 July, 1905^[25] – 23 January, 1907^[26]
Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, 23 January, 1907^[27] – 17 August, 1908^[28]
Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 18 August, 1908^[29] – 11 October, 1910^[30]
Captain Robert E. R. Benson, September, 1910^[31] – 30 May, 1911^[32]
Captain Arthur R. Hulbert, 14 November, 1911^[33]
Captain Thomas L. Shelford, 1 May, 1912^[34]^[35]
Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 25 April, 1913^[36] – 1 October, 1913^[37]
Commander Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville, 6 December, 1913^[38] – 27 December, 1913^[39]
Captain Robert G. D. Dewar, 1 August, 1914^[40]^[41] – October, 1917^[42]
Captain Lancelot N. Turton, late October, 1917^[43] – c. 11 October, 1918^[44] (invalided with pneumonia, to die two days later)
Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 15 October, 1918^[45]^[46] – 1 May, 1919^[47]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 306.
↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 390.
↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.
↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 925-925a.
↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.

Bibliography

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

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[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] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.

[9] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.

[10] "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.

[12] Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.

[13] Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.

[14] Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.

[15] The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 306.

[16] Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.

[17] Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.

[18] Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.

[19] Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.

[20] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[21] Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.

[22] Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.

[23] Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.

[24] Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.

[25] "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.

[26] Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.

[27] Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.

[28] Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.

[29] Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.

[30] Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.

[31] Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.

[32] Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.

[33] "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.

[34] "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.

[35] The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 390.

[36] Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.

[37] Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.

[38] Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.

[39] Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.

[40] Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.

[41] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.

[42] Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.

[43] Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.

[44] Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.

[45] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 925-925a.

[46] Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.

[47] Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.

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