H.M.S. Albion (1898)
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| H.M.S. Albion (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.48 (1914) N.00 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Blackwall[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Dec, 1896[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Jun, 1898[4] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 25 Jun, 1901 |
| Sold: | 11 Dec, 1919[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Albion was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Canopus Class in the Royal Navy completed in 1901.
Service
Albion completed at Portsmouth 26 March, 1907.[7]
Albion recommissioned at Chatham 25 August, 1909.[8]
Albion recommissioned on 5 November, 1918.[9]
Radio
In 1901, while serving on the China Station, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William W. Hewett, 25 June, 1901[11][12] – 8 March, 1902[13]
- Acting Captain William C. Pakenham, 30 January, 1902[14] (temporary)
- Captain Thomas H. M. Jerram, 14 March, 1902[15] – 23 December, 1903[16] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Sydney R. Fremantle, 20 September, 1903[17] – 1 August, 1905[18]
- Captain Robert F. Boyle, 1 May, 1905[19] – 31 May, 1905[20]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 1 August, 1905[21][22] – 1 October, 1907[23]
- Captain Arthur H. Limpus, 30 November, 1907[24] – 15 March, 1909[25]
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 15 March, 1909[26] – 2 August, 1909[27]
- Captain Charles H. Morgan, 20 August, 1909[28][29] – 9 August, 1910[30] (and in command of a group of Special Service vessels at Chatham)
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 9 August, 1910[31][32] – 8 August, 1912[33] (and for charge of ships of the 4th Division)
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, 20 August, 1912[34] – 14 June, 1913[35]
- Commander Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 14 June, 1913[36][37] – 7 August, 1913[38]
- Commander Hugh B. Le Fanu, 7 August, 1913[39] – 9 February, 1914[40]
- Commander Ernest Henslowe, 9 February, 1914[41] – 3 July, 1914
- Commander George B. W. Young, 27 June, 1914[42] – 1 August, 1914[43]
- Captain Algernon W. Heneage, July, 1914[44] – June, 1915[45] (initially, for Test Mobilisation)
- Acting Captain Hector L. Watts-Jones, 1 August, 1914[46] – 12 July, 1915[47]
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, 12 July, 1915[48][49] – 1 February, 1916[50]
- Captain Alexander V. Campbell, 1 February, 1916[51] – 18 May, 1916[52]
- Captain Frederick A. Powlett, 20 July, 1916[53] – 25 October, 1916[54]
- Captain Charles Tibbits, 25 October, 1916[55][56] – 14 December, 1916[57]
- Captain The Hon. Stanhope Hawke, 14 December, 1916[58] – 25 June, 1917[59]
- Acting Captain John M. D. E. Warren, 20 June, 1917[60][61] – 4 November, 1918[62]
- Captain (retired) H. Neville Rolfe, 15 November, 1918[63] – 6 June, 1919 (and for command of Exmouth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 172.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 727.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 26 June 1901. (36491), p. 11.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 346/398.
- ↑ Hewett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 346/398.
- ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 274.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
- ↑ Pelham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Limpus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 137.
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
- ↑ Wemyss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 275.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ Morgan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 323.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 275.
- ↑ D'Arcy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. ff. 478, 40.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
- ↑ Davidson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/6. ff. 7, 53.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 276.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 174.
- ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 130.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/521. f. 465.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/521. f. 465.
- ↑ Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
- ↑ Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
- ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/422. f. 469.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 727.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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