H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)
| H.M.S. Birmingham (1913) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 45 (1914) 16 (Jan 1918) 28 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Ordered: | 1912 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 10 Jun, 1912[4] |
| Launched: | 7 May, 1913[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1914[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Feb, 1931[7] |
Service
Birmingham commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 February, 1914.[8]
At the Battle of Jutland, she was part of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under Captain Arthur A. M. Duff.[9]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 19 June, 1919 to bear, by early 1921, Commander-in-Chief of the Africa Station.[10]
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.[11]
Birmingham was fitted with a director in February, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[12]
Distinguishing Signs
In March 1914, the ship was to carry a single red band on first and third funnel.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, 5 July, 1913.[14]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 14 March, 1917.[15]
- Captain Alan J. Mackenzie-Grieve, 13 January 1919.[16]
- Captain Arthur G. Craufurd, June 1919.[17]
- Captain Niel O'Neill, 21 May, 1920.[18]
- Captain George P. England, September, 1921.[19]
- Captain Henry J. S. Brownrigg, July, 1922.[20]
- Captain Edward C. Boyle, January, 1923.[21]
- Captain Richard H. L. Bevan, D.S.O., December, 1924.[22]
- Captain Alfred Englefield Evans, January, 1927.[23]
- Captain L. Stanley Holbrook, December, 1928.[24]
- Captain Bernard Buxton, ?.[Fact Check]
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. 282.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List, (January, 1921), pp. 733-4.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 924 of 6 Mar, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 733.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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, 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.
- 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.
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