H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)
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| H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.52 (1914) Compass (Sep 1915) P.7C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Jan, 1898[5] |
| Commissioned: | 17 Sep, 1901[6] |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Milford Haven[8] |
Service
In mid-1913, she was being used to train stokers in Devonport.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William B. Fisher, 6 July, 1901.[Citation needed]
- Captain William S. Rees, September, 1901.[10]
- Captain Charles Windham, March, 1902.[11]
- Captain Cecil S. Hickley, August, 1905.[12]
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 6 December, 1906.[13]
- Captain Edward F. Bruen, 1907.[14]
- Captain Hubert Grant-Dalton, August, 1914.[15]
- Captain Henry B. T. Somerville, May, 1915.[16]
- Captain Cyril Peel, March, 1918.[17]
- Captain Reginald J. N. Watson, 6 November, 1918.Template:AMNLFeb19
- Captain George P. England, January, 1919.[18]
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 5 minutes, 15 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ 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. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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