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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | *{{CaptRN}} [[Burges Watson]], January, 1896.{{MackieRNW}} | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt title="Captain of {{UK-1RoyalOak|f=p}}"> |
− | *Captain [[William Marrack]], March, 1897.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Burges Watson]], January, 1896.{{MackieRNW}} |
− | *Captain [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Walter H. B. Graham]], March, 1899.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[William Marrack]], March, 1897.{{MackieRNW}} |
− | *Captain [[Arthur William Edward Prothero|Arthur W. E. Prothero]], 18 January, 1901.<ref>Prothero Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1056.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|Walter H. B. Graham]], March, 1899.{{MackieRNW}} |
− | *Captain [[Robert Sidney Rolleston|Robert S. Rolleston]], February, 1903.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Arthur William Edward Prothero|Arthur W. E. Prothero]], 18 January, 1901.<ref>Prothero Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1056.</ref> |
− | *Captain [[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Archibald P. Stoddart]], June, 1904.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Robert Sidney Rolleston|Robert S. Rolleston]], February, 1903.{{MackieRNW}} |
− | * Captain [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]], 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Archibald Peile Stoddart|Archibald P. Stoddart]], June, 1904.{{MackieRNW}} |
+ | * Captain [[Ernest Gillbe Barton|Ernest G. Barton]], 15 July, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref> | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 13:08, 28 April 2014
H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892) | |
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Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[1] |
Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
Laid down: | 29 May, 1890[3] |
Launched: | 5 Nov, 1892[4] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1894[5] |
Sold: | 1914[6] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Radio
As of 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[7]
Torpedoes
In October – November 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were four torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:[8]
- two 18-in Mark IV torpedoes, S.L. type
- two 14-in Mark IX torpedoes, S.L. type
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Burges Watson, January, 1896.[9]
- Captain William Marrack, March, 1897.[10]
- Captain Walter H. B. Graham, March, 1899.[11]
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 18 January, 1901.[12]
- Captain Robert S. Rolleston, February, 1903.[13]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, June, 1904.[14]
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 15 July, 1905.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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