H.M.S. Grafton (1892)
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| 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] |
H.M.S. Grafton was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896.
Service
In mid-1913, she was with the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, September, 1895[8]
- Captain Edward P. Jones, May, 1896[9]
- Captain Frederic W. Fisher, October, 1898[10]
- Captain Colin R. Keppel, March, 1902[11]
- Captain Robert G. Fraser, November, 1904[12]
- Captain William O. Story, 1 April, 1905[13]
- Captain Frederick C. A. Ogilvy, February, 1906[14]
- Captain Edward M. Phillpotts, 16 August, 1906[15]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 10 January, 1907[16]
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, January, 1909[17]
- Captain Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow, March, 1910[18]
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 2 March, 1912[19]
- Commander Charles E. W. Pyddoke, 9 April, 1913[20]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, August, 1914[21]
- Captain Henry E. Grace, 25 June, 1915[22]
- Captain Percy Johnson, 12 July, 1917[23]
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, August, 1919[24]
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
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 321.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 20.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Whitehead Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 322.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 804.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 804.
- ↑ 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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