H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
| 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.
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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]
- Captain John E. Drummond, 31 October, 1914.[6]
- Captain Peter W. E. Hill, 15 November, 1916 (Temporarily).[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 29.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 333.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395h.
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.
