H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
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| H.M.S. Illustrious | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.97 (April, 1918) |
| 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 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 390 feet |
| Beam: | 75 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 16.1 knots |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 673 |
| Armament: |
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Illustrious commissioned at Chatham on 10 May, 1898, Captain Sir Richard Poore in command.[1]
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.[2]
Contents
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Ernest A. Simons, 7 July, 1903.[3]
- Captain John E. Drummond, 31 October, 1914.[4]
- Captain The Honourable Stanhope Hawke, 25 July, 1915.[5]
- Captain Peter W. E. Hill, 15 November, 1916 (Temporarily).[6]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue 35513, col E, pg. 9.
- ↑ "Exchange of Flagships" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 June, 1911. Issue 39622, col G, pg. 16.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 9 July, 1903. Issue 37128, col F, pg. 5.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 333.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394r.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395h.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111
Bibliography
- 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).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
