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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=May, 1910{{MackieRNW}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Firth Slayter|nick=William F. Slayter|appt=May, 1910{{MackieRNW}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Maurice Ellerton|nick=Walter M. Ellerton|appt=28 January, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 291}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Maurice Ellerton|nick=Walter M. Ellerton|appt=28 January, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 291}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith|nick=Harry L. d'E. Skipwith|appt=8 January, 1914<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 10 January, 1914.  Issue '''40417''', col B, p. 12.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith|nick=Harry L. d'E. Skipwith|appt=8 January, 1914<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 10 January, 1914.  Issue '''40417''', col B, p. 12.</ref><ref>Skipwith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 255.</ref>|end=14 August, 1915<ref>Skipwith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 255.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Thomas Hibbert|nick=Hugh T. Hibbert|appt=14 August, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''q''}}|end=24 August, 1916<ref>Hibbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 309/624.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Thomas Hibbert|nick=Hugh T. Hibbert|appt=14 August, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''q''}}|end=24 August, 1916<ref>Hibbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 309/624.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowden Smith|nick=William B. Smith|appt=1 August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 392''e''}}|ass=24 August 1916<ref>His predecessor was superseded that day.  Hibbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 309/624.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowden Smith|nick=William B. Smith|appt=1 August, 1916{{NLNov17|p. 392''e''}}|ass=24 August 1916<ref>His predecessor was superseded that day.  Hibbert Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 309/624.</ref>}}

Revision as of 10:02, 13 March 2015

H.M.S. Carnarvon (1903)
Pendant Number: 30 (1914)
P.3A (Sep 1915)
P.80 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Beardmore[2]
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Oct, 1902[4]
Launched: 7 Oct, 1903[5]
Commissioned: 29 May, 1905[6]
Sold: 8 Nov, 1921[7]
Fate: to Slough, T.C.[8]

Service

In mid-1913, she was flagship to the Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleets, out of Devonport.[9]

She recommissioned on 16 April, 1919.[10]

Alterations

Radio

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 71.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 291.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 742.
  11. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  12. Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
  13. de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
  14. de Robeck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
  15. Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 291.
  18. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 10 January, 1914. Issue 40417, col B, p. 12.
  19. Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
  20. Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392q.
  22. Hibbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 309/624.
  23. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392e.
  24. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
  25. Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
  26. Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
  27. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • 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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