H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)

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H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)
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]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.

Bibliography


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