H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)
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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 |
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 Hodgson Bevan Graham, March 1899.[11]
- Captain Arthur William Edward Prothero, January 1901.[12]
- Captain Robert Sidney Rolleston, February 1903.[13]
- Captain Archibald Peile Stoddart, June 1904.[14]
- Captain Ernest Gillbe 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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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