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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Paul Warner Bush]], January 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes]], 30 May, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 May, 1901.  Issue '''36450''', col B, p. 6.</ref>
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Paul Warner Bush]], January 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Francis Charles Bathurst Addington]], January 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Robert Henry Simpson Stokes]], 30 May, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 May, 1901.  Issue '''36450''', col B, p. 6.</ref>
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*Captain [[Cyril Everard Tower]], 11 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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* Captain [[Francis Charles Bathurst Addington]], January 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Clement Greatorex]], January 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Cyril Everard Tower]], 11 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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*Captain [[William Firth Slayter|William F. Slayter]], 24 March, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 306.</ref>
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* Captain [[Clement Greatorex]], January 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Henry Blackett]], March 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[William Firth Slayter|William F. Slayter]], 24 March, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 306.</ref>
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*{{CommRN}} [[Henry Luxmore]], 2 May, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 306.</ref>
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* Captain [[Henry Blackett]], March 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Frank Brandt]], 24 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 307.</ref>
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* {{CommRN}} [[Henry Luxmore]], 2 May, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 306.</ref>
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*Captain [[Francis Herbert Mitchell|Francis H. Mitchell]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 309.</ref>
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* Captain [[Frank Brandt]], 24 February, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 307.</ref>
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* Acting {{LCommRN}}, R.N.R. [[Edward Montagu Legge|Edward M. Legge]], 17 July, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 782}}
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* Captain [[Francis Herbert Mitchell|Francis H. Mitchell]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 309.</ref>
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* Acting {{LCommRN}}, R.N.R. [[Edward Montagu Legge|Edward M. Legge]], 17 July, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 782}}
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==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==

Revision as of 13:05, 28 April 2014

H.M.S. Eclipse (1894)
Pendant Number: D.58 (1914)
none (Sep 1915)
Oblique (Mar 1916)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 11 Dec, 1893[4]
Launched: 19 Jul, 1894[5]
Commissioned: 23 Mar, 1897[6]
Sold: Aug, 1921[7]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Eclipse was commissioned in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Eclipse re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 May, 1913 to join the Third Fleet at Devonport.[8]

Radio

In 1901 while assigned to the China Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Torpedoes

In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 6 minutes, 34 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[21]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 306.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 May, 1901. Issue 36450, col B, p. 6.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 306.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 306.
  18. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 307.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 309.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 782.
  21. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

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


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