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| − | *{{CaptRN}} [[James Uchtred Farie]], November 1915.{{MackieRNW}} | + | *{{CaptRN}} [[James Uchtred Farie]], November, 1915.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], April 1917.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], April, 1917.{{MackieRNW}} |
* Captain [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton]], November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 755.</ref> | * Captain [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton]], November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 755.</ref> | ||
| − | * Captain [[Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster]], 7 April 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 744.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster]], 7 April, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 744.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Gregory Gonville Cuff Wood-Martin]], April 1921.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Gregory Gonville Cuff Wood-Martin]], April, 1921.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Patrick E. Palmer]], May 1922.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Patrick E. Palmer|Patrick E. Palmer]], May, 1922.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Everard J. Hardman-Jones]], April 1923.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Everard John Hardman-Jones|Everard J. Hardman-Jones]], April, 1923.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Errol Manners]], May 1925.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Errol Manners]], May, 1925.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[John S. G. Fraser]], December 1925.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[John Stewart Gordon Fraser|John S. G. Fraser]], D.S.O., December, 1925.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[John H. Young]], November 1927.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[John Harold Young|John H. Young]], November, 1927.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Eric R. Bent]], October 1928.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Eric Ritchie Bent|Eric R. Bent]], D.S.C., October, 1928.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Richard M. Welby]], October 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Richard Martin Welby|Richard M. Welby]], October, 1929.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Geoffrey R. S. Watkins]], April 1930.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins|Geoffrey R. S. Watkins]], April, 1930.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Maitland W. S. Boucher]], December 1931.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Maitland Walter Sabine Boucher|Maitland W. S. Boucher]], December, 1931.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Arthur M. Peters]], December 1932.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Arthur Malcolm Peters|Arthur M. Peters]], D.S.C., December, 1932.{{MackieRNW}} |
* Captain [[Norman Atherton Wodehouse]], ?.{{FC}} | * Captain [[Norman Atherton Wodehouse]], ?.{{FC}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:03, 8 February 2014
| H.M.S. Champion (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | C8 (1914) 37 (Jan 1918) 25 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Laid down: | 9 Mar, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 29 May, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | 28 Jul, 1934[6] |
H.M.S. Champion was launched in 1915, the second of two light cruisers of the Calliope class.
Service
In February, 1916, Champion joined the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, responsible for supporting the Battle Cruiser Fleet.[7]
In May, 1916, Champion was assigned as the flotilla cruiser for the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla,[8] leading twelve destroyers at the Battle of Jutland as it screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron.[9][10]
At the end of 1920, she was at reduced complement.[11]
Alterations
Champion was fitted with a director in January, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[12]
At some point likely after the end of the war, she received a Dreyer Turret Control Table in her TS.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain James Uchtred Farie, November, 1915.[14]
- Captain Hugh Justin Tweedie, April, 1917.[15]
- Captain Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton, November, 1917.[16]
- Captain Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster, 7 April, 1919.[17]
- Captain Gregory Gonville Cuff Wood-Martin, April, 1921.[18]
- Captain Patrick E. Palmer, May, 1922.[19]
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, April, 1923.[20]
- Captain Errol Manners, May, 1925.[21]
- Captain John S. G. Fraser, D.S.O., December, 1925.[22]
- Captain John H. Young, November, 1927.[23]
- Captain Eric R. Bent, D.S.C., October, 1928.[24]
- Captain Richard M. Welby, October, 1929.[25]
- Captain Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, April, 1930.[26]
- Captain Maitland W. S. Boucher, December, 1931.[27]
- Captain Arthur M. Peters, D.S.C., December, 1932.[28]
- Captain Norman Atherton Wodehouse, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 57.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1916). p. 11.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Pamphlet on the Turret Dreyer Table as fitted in the turrets of H.M. battleships and in the transmitting stations of certain cruisers, 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 755.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 744.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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