H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)
| H.M.S. Exmouth (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 12 (1914) 63 (Jan 1918) N.44 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1898 Supplemental Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 10 Aug, 1899[4] |
| Launched: | 31 Aug, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1903 |
| Sold: | 15 Jan, 1920[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Exmouth commissioned with a Portsmouth crew at Chatham on 2 June, 1903, by Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, to replace the Victorious in the Mediterranean.[7] Her Commander was Mortimer L'E. Silver, and her Gunnery Lieutenant was Frederic Dreyer, whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for the Duncan class.[8]
In Battle Practice on 1 October, 1906, Exmouth recorded sixty hits at Weymouth.
In mid-1913, she was serving as a gunnery training ship in Devonport, and was to be recommissioned on 1 July.[9]
Radio
In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Michael P. O'Callaghan, 2 June, 1903.[11]
- Captain Edward E. Bradford, June, 1904.[12]
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart., 5 March, 1907.[13]
- Captain John S. Luard, 7 October, 1908.[14]
- Captain John de M. Hutchison, 16 March, 1909.[15]
- Captain Bernard Currey, April, 1910.[16]
- Captain Stuart Nicholson, 27 March, 1911.[17]
- Captain Hughes C. Lockyer, December, 1912.[18]
- Commander Walter E. Woodward, 17 December, 1912.[19]
- Captain Thomas W. Kemp, 1 June, 1913.[20]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, July, 1913.[21]
- Captain Henry R. Veale, 6 February, 1914.[22]
- Captain Francis H. Mitchell, 1 November, 1916.[23]
- Captain H. Neville Rolfe (Retired), 15 November, 1918. And for command of Albion.[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 311.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 3 June, 1903. Issue 37097, col D, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 313-15.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ Hutchison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 400.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 311.
- ↑ Kemp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 420.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 793.
Bibliography
- Dreyer, Admiral Sir Frederic C. (1955). The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare. London: Museum Press Limited.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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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