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H.M.S. Prince George (1895)
Pendant Number: D.46 (1914)
P.86 (Sep 1915)
P.9A (1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1893[3]
Laid down: 10 Sep, 1894[4]
Launched: 22 Aug, 1895[5]
Commissioned: 26 Nov, 1896
Sold: 21 Sep, 1921[6]
Fate: Foundered

H.M.S. Prince George was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1921. From July, 1918 to February, 1919 she was renamed Victorious II. She was the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

Service

The three senior officers in Prince George, 1898. From left to right: Commander Montague E. Browning, Captain Alfred A. C. Parr, Lieutenant Sydney R. Fremantle.
Photo: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Prince George was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1896, by Captain Alfred A. C. Parr, for service in the Channel Squadron.[7]

She was recommissioned at Devonport on 4 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.[8]

Distinguishing Signs

In March 1914, it was ordered that the ship was to carry a single red band on after funnel,[9] but this order was rescinded within the month and she was to retain her present markings.[10]

Radio

As of 1901, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[11]

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 6 minutes, 29 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 27 November, 1896. Issue 35059, col D, p. 6.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 361.
  9. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 924 of 6 Mar, 1914.
  10. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 970 of 27 Mar, 1914.
  11. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  12. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 November, 1896. Issue 35046, col D, p. 6.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39}. f. 931.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Stokes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1251.
  19. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 August, 1907. Issue 38400, col E, p. 5.
  20. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
  21. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 January, 1910. Issue 39158, col D, p. 10.
  23. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
  24. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 361.
  25. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 361.
  26. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375.
  27. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  28. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


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