H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)
| H.M.S. Bacchante (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.39 (1914) N.09 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | 1897-98 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 15 Feb, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 21 Feb, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 25 Nov, 1902[6] |
| Sold: | 1 Jul, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Bacchante was commissioned at Chatham by Captain Frederic E. E. Brock with a complement of 745 officers and men to replace Andromeda as flagship of Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart., commanding the Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron.[8]
She recommissioned at Chatham on 15 March, 1912.[9]
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was stationed in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there.[10]
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 3 minute, 3 seconds. The best time was achieved by sister Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederic E. E. Brock, 25 November, 1902 in Chatham[12][13]
- Captain Christopher G. F. M. Cradock, 20 December, 1902.[14]
- Captain Douglas R. S. de Chair, December 1905.[15]
- Captain The Honourable Robert F. Boyle, November 1906.[16]
- Captain William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene, 8 January, 1907.[17]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, September 1910.[18]
- Captain The Honourable Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, August 1914.[19]
- Captain John R. Segrave, November 1915.[20]
- Captain John G. Armstrong, February 1917.[21]
- Captain Frank O. Lewis, August, 1917.[22]
- Captain Horace C. Watson, 14 January, 1919.[23]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 68.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 220.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 26 November, 1902. Issue 36935, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 699.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 736.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.
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