H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)
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| H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 81 (1914) 94 (Jan 1918) N.46 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1900-01 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 20 Mar, 1901[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Mar, 1902[5] |
| Commissioned: | 18 May, 1904 |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
The Prince of Wales commissioned at Chatham on 18 May, 1904, under Captain George A. Callaghan, with the crew of the Exmouth, Captain O'Callaghan, replacing that ship on the Mediterranean Station.[7]
She was reduced at Portsmout on 13 May, 1912.[8]
Prince of Wales paid off on 5 April, 1917.[9]
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that Prince of Wales receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 18 May, 1904.[11]
- Captain Reginald G. O. Tupper, 27 July, 1905.[12]
- Captain Herbert W. Savory, 12 August, 1907.[13]
- Captain Edward M. Phillpotts, 4 February, 1909.[14]
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, 20 November, 1910.[15]
- Captain Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis, 19 December, 1911 - 17 May, 1912.[16]
- Captain John S. Dumaresq, 18 November, 1912.[17]
- Captain Robert N. Bax, 18 November, 1913.[18]
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 8 June, 1916.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), pp. 361-2.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 397c.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 202.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 38.
- ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397c.
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).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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