H.M.S. Bulwark (1899)
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 27 June, 1898 |
| Builders: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 20 March, 1899 |
| Launched: | 18 October, 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 11 March, 1902 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by internal explosion 26 November, 1914 |
H.M.S. Bulwark was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy.
Career
Bulwark commissioned at Devonport on 18 March, 1902, under Captain Frederick T. Hamilton, to relieve Royal Oak in the Mediterranean, where she would become flagship of the Commander-in-Chief.[1] On 1 May Admiral Sir Compton E. Domvile hoisted his flag in her, before going on leave.[2] She recommissioned at Devonport under Commander Edward M. Phillpotts, acting Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. In May, 1905, Captain Osmond de B. Brock was appointed in command. Paid off in March, 1907, Bulwark was recommissioned as flagship of Rear-Admiral Frank Finnis, Rear-Admiral in the Nore Division, Home Fleet. Captain Bertram M. Chambers took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship Resolution.
On 4 June, 1912, Captain Herbert Chatterton commissioned Bulwark at Chatham, for service in the Fifth Battle Squadron.[3]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 2 minute, 2 seconds, later improved to 1 minute 35 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[4]
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that Bulwark receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[5]
Captains
Those captains who have an article established are also listed here.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick T. Hamilton, 18 March, 1902.[6]
- Commander (Acting Flag Captain) Edward M. Phillpotts, 24 February, 1905.[7]
- Captain Osmond de B. Brock, 1 May, 1905.[8]
- Captain Bertram M. Chambers, 12 February, 1907.[9]
- Captain Arthur C. Leveson, 3 January, 1908.[10]
- Captain Robert F. Scott, 30 May, 1908.[11]
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 24 March, 1909.[12]
- Captain Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot, 1 March, 1910.[13]
- Captain George P. W. Hope, 18 March, 1910.[14]
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 25 March, 1911.[15]
- Captain Herbert Chatterton, 4 June, 1912.[16]
- Captain Guy L. Sclater, 17 November, 1913.[17]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 19 March, 1902. Issue 36719, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 May, 1902. Issue 36757, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 June, 1912. Issue 39916, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 5 March, 1902. Issue 36707, col E, p. 5.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 April, 1905. Issue 37689, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 February, 1907. Issue 38253, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 3 January, 1908. Issue 38533, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 288.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 February, 1910. Issue 39195, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 14 February, 1910. Issue 39195, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 June, 1912. Issue 39916, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 287.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
