H.M.S. Antrim (1903)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Antrim | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 9 (1914) 7 (Jan 1918) N.58 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid Down: | 27 Aug, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 8 October, 1903 |
| Completed: | 23 June, 1905[4] |
| Sold: | 19 December, 1922[5] |
| Fate: | Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Derwenthaugh[6] |
Radio
Antrim received one of the first Service gear Mark II sets and tested it with that at Vernon in September 1908. The encouraging result was reliable communication over 1000 miles by night and 500 by day.[7]
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William Christopher Pakenham, 31 August, 1906.[Citation needed]
- Captain The Hon. Robert F. Boyle, 1 September, 1908.[8]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, 23 July, 1915.[9]
- Captain Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield, .
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Conways, p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge, p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge, p. 43.
- ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 14.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392c.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1860-1905
