H.M.S. Antrim (1903)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 9 (1914) 7 (Jan 1918) N.58 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid Down: | 27 Aug, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 8 October, 1903 |
| Completed: | 23 June, 1905[4] |
| Sold: | 19 December, 1922[5] |
| Fate: | Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Derwenthaugh[6] |
Radio
Antrim received one of the first Service Gear Mark II sets and tested it with that at Vernon in September 1908. The encouraging result was reliable communication over 1000 miles by night and 500 by day.[7]
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that Antrim receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Edward F. Inglefield, 24 June, 1905.[9]
- Captain William Christopher Pakenham, 31 August, 1906.[10]
- Captain The Hon. Robert F. Boyle, 1 September, 1908.[11]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, 23 July, 1915.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge, p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge, p. 43.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 14.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "283.—Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760—Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.—6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 698.
- ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392c.
Bibliography
- Template:BibConways1860-1905
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
