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'''H.M.S. ''Illustrious''''' was a British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1894 and sold for scrap in 1920.  She was the third warship of the [[Royal Navy]] to bear the name.
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| colspan="2" | '''Pendant Numbers.'''<ref>Dittmar; Colledge. p. 29.</ref>
 
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|14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal)<br>15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded)
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|75 feet
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|26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches
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|2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp.  4 Yarrow boilers
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|673
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*4 × BL 12"/35 Mark VIII guns in twin BIII (Whitworth) mountings
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On 26 June, 1911, while coaling at Spithead, a coal explosion took place which injured a Chief Stoker and two stokers, who were taken to Haslar Naval Hospital with burns.<ref>"Exchange of Flagships" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 June, 1911.  Issue '''39622''', col G, pg. 16.</ref>
 
On 26 June, 1911, while coaling at Spithead, a coal explosion took place which injured a Chief Stoker and two stokers, who were taken to Haslar Naval Hospital with burns.<ref>"Exchange of Flagships" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 June, 1911.  Issue '''39622''', col G, pg. 16.</ref>
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==Radio==
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By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901''.  p. 111.</ref>
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==Torpedoes==
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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 7 minutes, 11 seconds.  The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904''.  pp. 45-7.</ref>
  
 
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*Captain [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Sir Richard Poore, Bart.]], 28 April, 1898.<ref>Poore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1049.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Richard Poore, Fourth Baronet|Sir Richard Poore, Bart.]], 28 April, 1898.<ref>Poore Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1049.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]], 7 July, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, pg. 5.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Ernest Alfred Simons|Ernest A. Simons]], 7 July, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 9 July, 1903.  Issue '''37128''', col F, pg. 5.</ref>
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*Captain [[Cyril Everard Tower|Cyril E. Tower]], 2 June, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 329.</ref>
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*Captain [[Cyril Everard Tower|Cyril E. Tower]], 2 June, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 329.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Edmund Drummond|John E. Drummond]], 31 October, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 333.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Edmund Drummond|John E. Drummond]], 31 October, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 333.</ref>
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*Captain [[Stanhope Hawke|The Honourable Stanhope Hawke]], 25 July, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 394''r''.</ref>
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*Captain [[Stanhope Hawke|The Honourable Stanhope Hawke]], 25 July, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 394''r''.</ref>
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*Captain [[Peter William Edward Hill|Peter W. E. Hill]], 15 November, 1916 (Temporarily).<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''h''.</ref>
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*Captain [[Peter William Edward Hill|Peter W. E. Hill]], 15 November, 1916 (Temporarily).<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 395''h''.</ref>
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By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901'', p. 111</ref>
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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 7 minutes, 11 seconds.  The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 11:41, 23 May 2012

Career Details
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1893
Laid down: 11 March, 1895
Launched: 17 September, 1896
Commissioned: 10 May, 1898
Sold: 18 June, 1920
Fate: Scrapped in 1922

H.M.S. Illustrious was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1894 and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the third warship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

Career

Pendant Numbers.[1]
1914 D.40
September, 1915 P.40
January, 1918 P.97

Illustrious commissioned at Chatham on 10 May, 1898, Captain Sir Richard Poore, Bart. in command.[2]

On 26 June, 1911, while coaling at Spithead, a coal explosion took place which injured a Chief Stoker and two stokers, who were taken to Haslar Naval Hospital with burns.[3]

Radio

By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[4]

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 7 minutes, 11 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue 35513, col E, pg. 9.
  3. ↑ "Exchange of Flagships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 June, 1911. Issue 39622, col G, pg. 16.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  5. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  6. ↑ Poore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, pg. 5.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 329.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 333.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394r.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395h.

Bibliography

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