H.M.S. Minerva (1895)
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| H.M.S. Minerva (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.32 (1914) P.1A (Sep 1915) P.7A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Dec, 1893[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Sep, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Feb, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Oct, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Auten Ltd.[8] |
Service
In mid-1913, she was acting as flagship of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[9]
Radio
In 1901 while assigned to the Cruiser Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, September 1898.[11]
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, September 1900.[12]
- Captain Frederick C. D. Sturdee, October 1902.[13]
- Captain Arthur W. Waymouth, 9 June, 1904.[Citation needed]
- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, September 1906.[14]
- Captain Drury St. A. Wake, 11 September, 1908.[15]
- Captain Edmond H. Parker, October 1910.[16]
- Captain Charles D. Johnson, 10 December, 1912,[17] and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, 4 August, 1914.[18]
- Captain Francis H. M. Jackson, 8 July, 1915.[19]
- Captain Cecil D. S. Raikes, June 1916.[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 344.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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