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==Service==
 
==Service==
She paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 25 April, 1903.  Issue '''37064''', col E, p. 12.</ref>  On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to ''Canopus'' for tactical exercises, amongst whom were [[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]],<ref>Groome Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 546.</ref> and [[Maurice Woollcombe]].<ref>Woollcombe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 504.</ref>
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Around 1900, ''Canopus'' was assisting in radio experiments in which doubled antenna wires were allowing her to reliably converse with {{UK-Jaseur}} and ''Hector'' at ranges of twelve miles.{{ARTS1900|pp. 89-131}}
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Relieved by {{UK-Russell}},{{ToL|The Navy Estimatesd|Wednesday, March 18, 1903, Issue 37031, p.4}} ''Canopus'' was paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 25 April, 1903.  Issue '''37064''', col E, p. 12.</ref>  On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to ''Canopus'' for tactical exercises, amongst whom were [[Robert Leonard Groome|Robert L. Groome]],<ref>Groome Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 546.</ref> and [[Maurice Woollcombe]].<ref>Woollcombe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 504.</ref>
  
 
In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore.  In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".{{NLJul13|p. 290}}
 
In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore.  In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".{{NLJul13|p. 290}}
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''Canopus'' was deemed too slow to join Rear-Admiral [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Cradock's]] force as it sought out von Spee's [[East Asia Squadron]], and consequently was not present at the [[Battle of Coronel]], where Spee sank the armoured cruisers of the British force, forcing the remnants to fall back to Port Stanley.  ''Canopus'' joined this force as it awaited the arrival of Sturdee's battlecruisers and anchored in Port Stanley.  She fired the first shots of the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] as von Spee approached.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=20 November, 1899{{CN}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes|nick=Wilmot H. Fawkes|appt=5 December, 1899{{NLFeb00|p. 235}}|end=|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=9 November, 1900<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=15 December, 1902<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Seawell Frank Niblett|nick=Harry S. F. Niblett|appt=9 November, 1900<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>|end=15 December, 1902<ref>Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 956.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Francis Tillard|nick=Philip F. Tillard|appt=15 December, 1902{{MackieRNW}}<ref>Day of month taken from predecessor.  Niblett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 956.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Philip Francis Tillard|nick=Philip F. Tillard|appt=1 December, 1902<ref>Tillard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 557.</ref>|end=24 April, 1903<ref>Tillard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 557.</ref>|note=followed by refit in a private yard}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick=Edward S. Fitzherbert|appt=18 July, 1904<ref>Stafford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 221.</ref>|end=8 May, 1905<ref>Stafford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 524.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|nick=Edward S. Fitzherbert|appt=18 July, 1904{{ToL|Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres|Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442}}<ref>Stafford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 221.</ref>|end=8 May, 1905<ref>Stafford Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 524.</ref>|note=participated in [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1904]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Frederic William Fisher|nick=Frederic W. Fisher|appt=9 May, 1905<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 458.</ref>|end=10 September, 1905<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18}}.  p. 547.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Frederic William Fisher|nick=Frederic W. Fisher|appt=9 May, 1905<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 458.</ref>|end=10 September, 1905<ref>Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18}}.  p. 547.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Douglas Austin Gamble|nick=Douglas A. Gamble|appt=14 August, 1905<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 506.</ref>|ass=11 September, 1905<ref>Conveyed his predecessor on passage from that date.  Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18}}.  p. 547.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Douglas Austin Gamble|nick=Douglas A. Gamble|appt=14 August, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 292}}<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 506.</ref>|ass=11 September, 1905<ref>Conveyed his predecessor on passage from that date.  Fisher Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18}}.  p. 547.</ref>|end=April, 1907{{NLMar07|p. 291}}{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|nick=Godfrey H. B. Mundy|appt=30 April, 1907<ref>Mundy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 920.</ref>|end=1 February, 1908<ref>Mundy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 920.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy|nick=Godfrey H. B. Mundy|appt=30 April, 1907{{NLJan08|p. 291}}<ref>Mundy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 920.</ref>|end=1 February, 1908<ref>Mundy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 920.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Oswald Story|nick=William O. Story|appt=1 February, 1908<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1236.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Oswald Story|nick=William O. Story|appt=1 February, 1908<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} f. 1236.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 291}}|end=30 April, 1909<ref>Story Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} f. 1236.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=December, 1909<ref>Inferred from his temporary successor.  Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=15 February, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 291}}|note=borne in {{UK-Albion}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Thomas Erskine Wardle|nick=Thomas E. Wardle|appt=December, 1909<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|end=15 February, 1910<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Tristan Dannreuther|nick=Tristan Dannreuther|appt=2 August, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 July, 1910.  Issue '''39319''', col F, p. 9.</ref>|note=borne additional in {{UK-Albion}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=15 February, 1910<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 291}}|end=2 August, 1910<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=3 August, 1914<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=5 May, 1916<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Tristan Dannreuther|nick=Tristan Dannreuther|appt=2 August, 1910{{NMI|Friday, 8 July, 1910.  Issue '''39319''', col F, p. 9}}|note=borne additional in {{UK-Albion}}|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Dannreuther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/245.|D7602578}} f. 270.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain (retired)|name=Edgar Guy Hudson Gamble|nick=Edgar G. H. Gamble|appt=28 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''d''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (in Command?)|name=James William Guy Innes|nick=James W. G. Innes|appt=17 January, 1911{{NLApr11|p. 291}}|end=1 August, 1911}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Foster Grant-Dalton|nick=John F. Grant-Dalton|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>|end=21 May, 1912<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/43/328.|D7602655}} f. 362.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edgar Robert Morant|nick=Edgar R. Morant|appt=21 May, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 291}}{{NavAppts|Monday, May 6, 1912, Issue 39891, p.15}}|end=30 April, 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip James Stopford|nick=Philip J. Stopford|appt=15 May, 1914<ref>Stopford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/205.|D7602542}} 221.</ref>|end=c. July 1914<ref>Not clear when this ended.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=July, 1914<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}}  f. 258.</ref>|note=for Test Mobilisation}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Heathcoat Salusbury Grant|nick=Heathcoat S. Grant|appt=3 August, 1914<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|end=5 May, 1916<ref>Grant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|}} f. 338.</ref>|note=folowed by a up to a year paid off}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain (retired)|name=Edgar Guy Hudson Gamble|nick=Edgar G. H. Gamble|appt=28 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''d''}}|end=17 September, 1918}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 10:16, 1 July 2019

H.M.S. Canopus (1897)
Pendant Number: N.29 (1914)
N.17 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 4 Jan, 1897[3]
Launched: 13 Oct, 1897[4]
Commissioned: 5 Dec, 1899[5]
Sold: 18 Feb, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Canopus was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Canopus Class in the Royal Navy completed in 1899.

Service

Around 1900, Canopus was assisting in radio experiments in which doubled antenna wires were allowing her to reliably converse with Jaseur and Hector at ranges of twelve miles.[7]

Relieved by Russell,[8] Canopus was paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.[9] On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to Canopus for tactical exercises, amongst whom were Robert L. Groome,[10] and Maurice Woollcombe.[11]

In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore. In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".[12]

Canopus was deemed too slow to join Rear-Admiral Cradock's force as it sought out von Spee's East Asia Squadron, and consequently was not present at the Battle of Coronel, where Spee sank the armoured cruisers of the British force, forcing the remnants to fall back to Port Stanley. Canopus joined this force as it awaited the arrival of Sturdee's battlecruisers and anchored in Port Stanley. She fired the first shots of the Battle of the Falkland Islands as von Spee approached.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she had or was slated to receive a Marconi W/T kit.[52]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 235.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1900. pp. 89-131.
  8. "The Navy Estimatesd." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, March 18, 1903, Issue 37031, p.4.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 April, 1903. Issue 37064, col E, p. 12.
  10. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 546.
  11. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 290.
  13. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 235.
  14. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  15. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  16. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 557.
  17. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 557.
  18. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  19. Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
  20. Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 524.
  21. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
  22. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. p. 547.
  23. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 292.
  24. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
  25. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 291.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 291.
  27. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  28. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  29. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. f. 1236.
  30. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 291.
  31. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/498. f. 1236.
  32. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  33. Inferred from his temporary successor. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  34. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  35. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  36. St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  37. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 291.
  38. St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  39. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 8 July, 1910. Issue 39319, col F, p. 9.
  40. Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/245. f. 270.
  41. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 291.
  42. Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
  43. Grant-Dalton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/328. f. 362.
  44. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 291.
  45. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 6, 1912, Issue 39891, p.15.
  46. Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/205. 221.
  47. Not clear when this ended.
  48. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 258.
  49. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  50. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  51. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
  52. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—I." The Naval Review XI (1): pp. 143-152.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—II." The Naval Review XI (2): pp. 324-337.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—III." The Naval Review XI (3): pp. 526-537.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—IV." The Naval Review XI (4): pp. 717-736.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).


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