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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 876}} | She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 876}} | ||
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*Captain [[Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|Alexander R. W. Woods]], . | *Captain [[Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|Alexander R. W. Woods]], . | ||
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In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}} | In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Topaze_(1903)}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Topaze_(1903)}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 8 November 2013
| H.M.S. Topaze (1903) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.29 (1914) P.2A (Sep 1915) P.1C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Aug, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Jul, 1903[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1904[5] |
| Sold: | 22 Sep, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen[7] |
H.M.S. Topaze was the first of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
In mid-1913, Topaze was serving with Third Fleet.[8]
She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard, 6 December, 1904.[10]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1909.[11]
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, .
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
Bibliography
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