H.M.S. Warrior (1905)

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H.M.S. Warrior (1905)
Pendant Number: 18 (1914)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1903-04 Programme[3]
Laid down: 5 Nov, 1903
Launched: 25 Nov, 1905[4]
Commissioned: 1 Jun, 1907
Sunk: 1 Jun, 1916[5]

The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, H.M.S. Warrior was commissioned by Captain Waymouth at Pembroke on 1 June, 1907.[6]

Service

In early 1913, Warrior was serving in the Second Cruiser Squadron.[7]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July 1913.[8]

Battle of Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Warrior at the Battle of Jutland

Radio

In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set for her.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 44.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 June, 1907. Issue 38349, col A, p. 6.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 396.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 396.
  9. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  10. Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 164.
  11. Gillett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 123.
  12. Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
  13. Fergusson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 199.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399g.
  15. Borrett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 505.
  16. Molteno Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 260.

See Also

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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