H.M.S. Canopus (1897)

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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]
Completed: 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

She paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.[7] On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to Canopus for tactical exercises, amongst whom were Robert L. Groome,[8] and Maurice Woollcombe.[9]

In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore. In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".[10]

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.[21]

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. Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 172.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 April, 1903. Issue 37064, col E, p. 12.
  8. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 546.
  9. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 290.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
  13. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
  14. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 291.
  18. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 July, 1910. Issue 39319, col F, p. 9.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392q.
  20. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
  21. 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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