H.M.S. Lowestoft (1913)
| H.M.S. Lowestoft (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 17 (1914) 83 (Jan 1918) none (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1912 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 29 Jul, 1912[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Apr, 1913[5] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1914[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Jan, 1931[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Lowestoft commissioned at Chatham on 21 April, 1914.[8]
Distinguishing Signs
In March 1914, the ship was to carry a single red band on second and fourth funnel.[9]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[10]
In November 1914, Lowestoft along with 2 unnamed units of the Arethusa and Caroline classes yet under construction should be given experimental gunnery directors. The mixed 4-in and 6-in batteries along with difficulty in making a rigid platform and percussion firing for the 4-in guns presented difficulties. It is not known when or even if her director was installed, as these experiments were delayed by the priority placed on fitting directors to capital ships. She was, however, eventually given a director in February, 1918[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Theobald W. B. Kennedy, 20 November, 1913, [12] in command at the outbreak of war.[13]
- Captain The Honourable Bertram T. C. O. Freeman Mitford (Acting), February, 1918.[14]
- Captain Henry Evans Freke Aylmer, 1 September, 1919..[15]
- Captain Henry John Studholme Brownrigg, July 1922.[16]
- Captain John S. G. Fraser, March 1925.[17]
- Captain George W. Taylor, May 1925.[18]
- Captain Edward B. Cloete, November 1926.[19]
- Captain John H. Young, November 1928.[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 54.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 54.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 924 of 6 Mar, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919 pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 835.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 803.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- 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).
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