H.M.S. Victorious (1895)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 28 May, 1894 |
| Launched: | 19 October, 1895 |
| Commissioned: | 8 June, 1897 |
| Sold: | 19 December, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Victorious was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1922. She was the third warship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
Career
| Pendant Numbers.[1] | |
| 1914 | D.48 |
| September, 1915 | P.65 |
| January, 1918 | P.3C |
Victorious was inspected by the Controller of the Navy, Vice-Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, on 6 October, 1896.[2]
Victorious commissioned at Chatham on 8 June, 1897, Captain Edmund S. Poë in command.[3]
Radio
As of 1901, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund S. Poë, commissioned her on 8 June, 1897.[5]
- Captain Robert Falcon Scott, 25 August, 1906, as flag captain to Rear-Admiral George Le C. Egerton, Second-in-Command of the Atlantic Fleet.[6], until 2 January, 1907.
- Captain John A. Tuke, 1 June, 1908.[7]
- Captain Rowland Nugent, 30 July, 1914.[8]
- Captain (Acting) Henry L. Bethune (Retired), 23 November, 1915.[9]
- Captain Joseph Ridgway Bridson,
- Captain Charles Henry Cross,
- Captain Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 29.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 7 October, 1896. Issue 35015, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue 35201, col E, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 17 July, 1906. Issue 38074, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 392.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 390.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398u.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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