H.M.S. Aquarius (1900)
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| H.M.S. Aquarius (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.13 (1914) N.06 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Austin & Son[2] |
| Launched: | 1900 |
| Sold: | 14 May, 1920[3] |
H.M.S. Aquarius was the former S. S. Hampstead, purchased in 1902 as a distillery vessel and converted into a depot ship.
Service
Aquarius completed conversion into a depot ship in 1907, commissioning on 11 June. By mid-1911 she was working with the Third Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4] She served the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla in the Forth in 1914-15, becoming the first ship to berth in the newly-constructed Royth Dockyard on 2 October, 1914.[5]
She was a submarine depot ship in the Mediterranean in 1915. She finished the war as a water carrier and depot ship in the Mediterranean,[6] paying off at Chatham on 17 February, 1920.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Montague G. Philpott, 11 June, 1907[8] – 5 November, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest Hamilton-Bate, 6 November, 1909[9][10] – 18 December, 1911[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Kiddle, 19 December, 1911[12] – 22 December, 1911[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Bertram O. F. Phibbs, 10 January, 1912[14] – 6 March, 1913
- Commander Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper, 6 March, 1913[15] – 5 March, 1918
- Commander Robert L. Way, 30 March, 1918[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 6, Part 47. p. 3.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ Hamilton-Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/149. f. 152.
- ↑ Hamilton-Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/149. f. 152.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 727.
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).
