H.M.S. Dartmouth (1910)
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| H.M.S. Dartmouth (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 27 (Feb 1915) 59 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Laid down: | 19 Feb, 1910[3] |
| Launched: | 14 Dec, 1910[4] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1911[5] |
| Sold: | 13 Dec, 1930[6] |
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1911. In early 1913, she was atatched with the Third Battle Squadron, but we ordered to join the Second Light Cruiser Squadron in July.[7]
Alterations
Dartmouth was fitted with a director in February, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry Lancelot Mawbey, 10 July 1911.[9]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, 10 August, 1913.[10]
- Captain Albert Percy Addison, September 1915.[11]
- Captain Herbert W. W. Hope, 1 October, 1917.[12]
- Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, 3 August 1920.[13]
- Captain Dudley B. N. North, August 1927.[14]
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, December 1928.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 298.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 298.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 300b.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 774.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ 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.
- 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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