H.M.S. Cyclops (1905)
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| H.M.S. Cyclops (1905) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A1 (1914) C5 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laing[2] |
| Launched: | 27 Oct, 1905[3] |
| Commissioned: | 5 Nov, 1907[4] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1947[5] |
H.M.S. Cyclops was a civilian ship, Indrabarah purchased on the stocks in 1905 for use as a depot ship.
Service
Cyclops was commissioned at Devonport 5 November, 1907.[6]
Cyclops served with the Grand Fleet throughout the war.[7]
She was reduced to reserve at Sheerness 31 January, 1920.[8]
She commissioned at Chatham on 21 December, 1922 for service with the First Submarine Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]
In 1923, Henry Francis Morton Peto's M 2 collided with Cyclops and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.[10]
She was commissioned on 16 December, 1926 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]
She re-commissioned at Malta on 27 September, 1929 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[12]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 29 April, 1932 to continue her previous work.[13]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 January, 1935 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 21 October, 1907[15][16] – 21 February, 1910[17]
- Captain John G. Armstrong, 12 February, 1910[18][19] – 28 February, 1912[20]
- Captain Alexander Farrington, 28 February, 1912[21] – December, 1916[Inference]
- Captain Charles Tibbits, 14 December, 1916[22][23] – 7 March, 1919[24]
- Captain Alan C. Bruce, 6 March, 1919[25] – 28 January, 1920[26]
- Commander Harry T. Mosse, 18 February, 1920[27] – 20 January, 1922
- Commander John G. Bower, November, 1922[28][29] – 15 April, 1924[30]
- Commander John B. Glencross, 15 April, 1924[31][32] – 27 December, 1924[33] (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander Brownlow V. Layard, 27 December, 1924[34][35] – 19 July, 1926[36] (and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander Charles de Burgh, 19 July, 1926[37] – December, 1927[38] (and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Captain Reginald B. Darke, 25 March, 1928[39] – 1928[40] (and as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Frederick H. Taylor, (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander Vincent P. Freeman, 30 January, 1929[41] – 20 April, 1931
- Commander Cyril G. B. Coltart, c. October, 1929 – 21 July, 1931 (and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander (I Sp.) Henry N. Lake, 13 April, 1931[42][43] – November, 1933[44]
- Captain Edward A. Aylmer, 25 July, 1936[45] (and as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). pp. 227, 228.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 298.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393l.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 772.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 745.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 230.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
- ↑ Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ The month is perhaps not correctly read.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
- ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
Bibliography
- 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).
