H.M.S. Venus (1895)

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H.M.S. Venus (1895)
Pendant Number: P.36 (1914)
P.2C (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[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]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[12]

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.[13] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]

Alterations

In 1902 the ship was rearmed with a single calibre main battery of 6-in B.L. guns in place of the existing mixed battery of 6-in and 4.7-in Q.F. guns. [14]

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. ↑ 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. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
  14. ↑ War Vessels and Aircraft (British and Foreign) Part II (Quarterly Return) October 1915 The National Archives. ADM 186/15. p. 10.
  15. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  16. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 306.
  18. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  19. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  20. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
  21. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  24. ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
  25. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  26. ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
  27. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  28. ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  29. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  30. ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
  31. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
  32. ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
  33. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  34. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
  35. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
  36. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 390.
  38. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  39. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  40. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  41. ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/361. f. 361.
  42. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  43. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.
  44. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
  45. ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  46. ↑ Turton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/100. f. 111.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 925-925a.
  48. ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  49. ↑ 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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