H.M.S. Southampton (1912)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Southampton (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 89 (1914) 9A (Jan 1918) 35 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid down: | 6 Apr, 1911[3] |
| Launched: | 16 May, 1912[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | |
Alterations
Southampton was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 24 September, 1912.[7]
- Captain William Edmund Goodenough, July 1913.[8]
- Captain Halton S. Lecky, December 1916.[9]
- Captain Basil V. Brooke, 15 February, 1917.[10]
- Captain Theodore John Hallett, 3 March, 1919.[11]
- Captain Wilfred Allan Egerton, October 1921.[12]
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 909.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 865.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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