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| − | *Captain [[Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard]], 6 December, 1904.<ref>Bernard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 15.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard]], 6 December, 1904.<ref>Bernard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 15.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt]], 10 August, 1909.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt]], 10 August, 1909.<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 125.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|Alexander R. W. Woods]], D.S.O., 22 August, 1916.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 921}} | + | * Captain [[Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|Alexander R. W. Woods]], D.S.O., 22 August, 1916.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 921}} |
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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Topaze (1903) | |
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| 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, D.S.O., 22 August, 1916.[12]
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.[13]
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.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
Bibliography
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