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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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*{{CaptRN}} [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William Des V. Hamilton]], September 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
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*{{CaptRN}} [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William Des V. Hamilton]], September, 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Edward Pitcairn Jones|Edward P. Jones]], May 1896.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Edward Pitcairn Jones|Edward P. Jones]], May, 1896.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]], October 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]], October, 1898.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Colin Richard Keppel|Colin R. Keppel]], March 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Colin Richard Keppel|Colin R. Keppel]], March, 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Robert Grant Fraser|Robert G. Fraser]], November 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Robert Grant Fraser|Robert G. Fraser]], November, 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]], April 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[William Oswald Story|William O. Story]], April, 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy|Frederick C. A. Ogilvy]], February 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy|Frederick C. A. Ogilvy]], February, 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], August 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], 16 August, 1906.<ref>Phillpotts Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 10 January, 1907.<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 20.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 10 January, 1907.<ref>Thorp Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 20.</ref>
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*Captain [[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]], January 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]], January, 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Constantine Henry Hughes-Onslow|Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow]], March 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Constantine Henry Hughes-Onslow|Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow]], March, 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead]], March 1912. {{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead]], March, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*{{CommRN}} [[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]], 9 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 322.</ref>
 
*{{CommRN}} [[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]], 9 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 322.</ref>
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*Captain [[Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard|Hugh L. P. Heard]], August 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard|Hugh L. P. Heard]], August, 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Henry Edgar Grace|Henry E. Grace]], June 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Henry Edgar Grace|Henry E. Grace]], June, 1915.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Percy Johnson]], July 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Percy Johnson]], July, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Percival Henry Warleigh|Percival H. Warleigh]], August 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Percival Henry Warleigh|Percival H. Warleigh]], August, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==

Revision as of 14:11, 1 August 2013

H.M.S. Grafton (1892)
Pendant Number: A8 (1914)
N.23 (Sep 1915)
N.53 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Thames Iron Works, Blackwall[2]
Laid down: 1 Jan, 1890[3]
Launched: 30 Jan, 1892[4]
Commissioned: 18 Oct, 1894[5]
Sold: 1 Jul, 1920[6]

Service

In mid-1913, she was with the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

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, in three trials the ship's crew was able to do this in 4:45 (port), 5:29 (starboard), and 1:41 (port).  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[25]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 321.
  8. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  16. ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 322.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

Bibliography

  • 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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