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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edwin Veale Underhill|nick=Edwin V. Underhill|appt=15 August, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 397}}|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edwin Veale Underhill|nick=Edwin V. Underhill|appt=15 August, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 397}}|precBy=New Command|end=14 August, 1913<ref>Underhill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 480.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Drummond Church|nick=William D. Church|appt=15 August, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 397}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Drummond Church|nick=William D. Church|appt=15 August, 1913{{NLApr14|p. 397}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Denis Burke Crampton|nick=Denis B. Crampton|appt=6 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''i''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Denis Burke Crampton|nick=Denis B. Crampton|appt=6 April, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''i''}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Donald Kelly|nick=John D. Kelly|appt=1 September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''i''}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Donald Kelly|nick=John D. Kelly|appt=1 September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''i''}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Napier Tomlin|nick=George N. Tomlin|appt=June, 1917{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Napier Tomlin|nick=George N. Tomlin|appt=14 June, 1917<ref>Tomlin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 52.</ref>|end=September, 1917<ref>Tomlin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 52.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Archibald Howard Kelly|nick=William A. H. Kelly|appt=25 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''f''}}|note=as {{Com2RN}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Archibald Howard Kelly|nick=William A. H. Kelly|appt=25 September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''f''}}|note=as {{Com2RN}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alister Francis Beal|nick=Alister F. Beal|appt=February, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 948}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alister Francis Beal|nick=Alister F. Beal|appt=February, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 948}}}} | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 16 December 2014
| H.M.S. Weymouth (1910) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 03 (1914) 0C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Laid down: | 19 Jan, 1910[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Nov, 1910[4] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1911[5] |
| Sold: | 2 Oct, 1928[6] |
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 October, 1910. In early 1913, she was attached to the Third Battle Squadron, but was ordered to join the Second Light Cruiser Squadron in mid-1913.[7]
Recommissioned at Sheerness 15 October, 1913.[8]
Recommissioned at Malta on 24 March, 1920.[9]
Alterations
Weymouth was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edwin V. Underhill, 15 August, 1911[11] – 14 August, 1913[12]
- Captain William D. Church, 15 August, 1913[13]
- Captain Denis B. Crampton, 6 April, 1915[14]
- Captain John D. Kelly, 1 September, 1916[15]
- Captain George N. Tomlin, 14 June, 1917[16] – September, 1917[17]
- Captain William A. H. Kelly, 25 September, 1917[18] (as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Alister F. Beal, February, 1918[19]
- Captain Alister F. Beal, 11 March, 1920[20]
- Captain Gerard A. Wells, April, 1926[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397.
- ↑ Underhill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 480.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399i.
- ↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
- ↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 948.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ 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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