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''Natal'' was commissioned by Captain [[Stuart Nicholson]] at Chatham on 5 March, 1907, for service in the [[Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Cruiser Squadron]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 4 March, 1907.  Issue '''38271''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
 
''Natal'' was commissioned by Captain [[Stuart Nicholson]] at Chatham on 5 March, 1907, for service in the [[Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Cruiser Squadron]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 4 March, 1907.  Issue '''38271''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
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In 1910, ''Natal'' was the best gunnery ship of the sixteen in Home Fleet, Second Division and the {{UK-CS|2}}, scoring 90.48 &ndash; well ahead of the average 47.567.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref>
  
 
She recommissioned at Sheerness on 17 September, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 347.</ref>  In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 347.</ref>
 
She recommissioned at Sheerness on 17 September, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 347.</ref>  In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 347.</ref>

Revision as of 16:35, 24 October 2013

H.M.S. Natal (1905)
Pendant Number: 69 (1914)[1]
Builder: Vickers, Barrow[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 6 Jan, 1904
Launched: 30 Sep, 1905[4]
Commissioned: 5 Mar, 1907
Exploded: 31 Dec, 1915[5]
Fate: in Cromarty Firth[6]


Service

Natal was commissioned by Captain Stuart Nicholson at Chatham on 5 March, 1907, for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[7]

In 1910, Natal was the best gunnery ship of the sixteen in Home Fleet, Second Division and the Second Cruiser Squadron, scoring 90.48 – well ahead of the average 47.567.[8]

She recommissioned at Sheerness on 17 September, 1912.[9] In mid-1913, she was operating with the Second Cruiser Squadron.[10]

Alterations

In October 1914, the ship was to be given 13 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 4 March, 1907. Issue 38271, col D, p. 10.
  8. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 347.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 347.
  11. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
  12. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 78.
  15. ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 30.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1913). p. 347.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396d.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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