H.M.S. Penelope (1914)
| H.M.S. Penelope (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 8A (1914) 92 (Jan 1918) 17 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | Sep, 1912[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Feb, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Aug, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1914[6] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1924[7] |
| Fate: | to Stanlee[8] |
H.M.S. Penelope was one of eight Arethusa class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Penelope commissioned on 10 December, 1914.[9]
After a few months helping Arethusa manage the Home Fleet's destroyer flotillas,[10] Penelope joined the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron by May 1915 and operated as part of the Harwich Force.
In November, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.[11] She was able to conduct up to six minelaying operations per month, with an operational radius of 1270 miles.[12] She conducted three operations and laid 210 mines in total.[13]
Penelope left 5 L.C.S. to join the new Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron in March 1918 and served in it until it was disestablished in February or March, 1919.
She was educed to C. & M. Party at the Nore on 29 June, 1920.[14]
Alterations
Penelope was fitted with a director in April, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Alan G. Hotham, 6 October, 1914[16] – 1 December, 1914[17]
- Captain Hubert Lynes, 1 December, 1914[18][19] – 5 July, 1917[20][21]
- Captain Wion de M. Egerton, 5 July, 1917[22][23] – January, 1918[24]
- Captain L. R. Oliphant, 6 January, 1918[25] – 11 January, 1919
- Captain Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin, 11 January, 1919[26][27] – 7 August, 1919[28]
- Commander Henry P. Boyd, 21 April, 1920 – 16 June, 1920
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 14.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 828-9.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/184. f. 184.
- ↑ Hotham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/184. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396m.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396k.
- ↑ Lynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 450.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396k.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 866.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 866.
- ↑ Wood-Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/371. f. 420.
- ↑ Wood-Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/371. f. 420.
Bibliography
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- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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