H.M.S. Minerva (1895)
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| H.M.S. Minerva (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.32 (1914) P.1A (Sep 1915) P.7A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Dec, 1893[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Sep, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Feb, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Oct, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Auten Ltd.[8] |
H.M.S. Minerva was commissioned in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy. She was sold in 1920 and her name was taken by the former monitor M.33 when she was converted to a minelayer in 1925.
Service
In August 1900, she was one of six cruisers at Chatham ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems along with Sans Pareil, then port guarship at Sheerness.[9]
Minerva left Lagos on 13 August, 1903.[10]
In mid-1913, Minerva was acting as flagship of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[11]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1918.[12]
Radio
In 1901 while assigned to the Cruiser Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[13]
Alterations
In 1903 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.
- Captain John Ferris, 4 February, 1897[15] – 15 July, 1897[16]
- Captain Henry C. A. Baynes, 11 July, 1899[17] – 30 September, 1899[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 31 October, 1899[19] – 2 October, 1900[20]
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, 25 September, 1900[21] – 17 October, 1902[22]
- Captain Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 17 October, 1902[23] – 10 November, 1903[24]
- Captain Arthur W. Waymouth, 9 June, 1904[25] – 10 September, 1906[26]
- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, 11 September, 1906[27] – 11 September, 1908[28]
- Captain Drury St. A. Wake, 11 September, 1908[29][30] – 17 October, 1910[31]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 18 October, 1910[32] – 29 May, 1912[33]
- Captain Duncan T. Brown, 31 May, 1912[34] – 10 July, 1912[35] (temporary)
- Commander Bertram S. Evans, 11 July, 1912[36][37] – 1 August, 1912[38]
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 1 August, 1912[39] – 8 August, 1912[40] (temporary, and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Charles D. Johnson, 10 December, 1912[41][42] – 29 August, 1913[43] (and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander William B. Macdonald, 8 June, 1914[44] – 8 January, 1915[45]
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, 4 August, 1914[46] – 6 July, 1915[47][48]
- Captain Christopher P. Metcalfe, 4 July, 1915 – c. mid July, 1915 (temporary by Vice-Admiral, until Jackson joins)
- Captain Francis H. M. Jackson, 8 July, 1915[49] – 16 June, 1916 (invalided with gastritis)
- Captain Cecil D. S. Raikes, 20 June, 1916[50][51] – 6 November, 1918[52]
The conflict between Macdonald and Warleigh is noted. It seems likely that Macdonald ceded command of the ship to Warleigh, and remained as executive officer.
See Also
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." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 24, 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36229.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 17, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37161.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ War Vessels and Aircraft (British and Foreign) Part II (Quarterly Return) October 1915 The National Archives. ADM 186/15. p. 10.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Baynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. ff. 32, 57.
- ↑ Baynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. ff. 32, 57.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 40.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 40.
- ↑ Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 455.
- ↑ Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 455.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 345.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 60.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 60.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/266. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 344.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/266. f. 296.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/114. f. 121.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/114. f. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Warleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. f. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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