H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)

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H.M.S. Swiftsure
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: P.05 (Jan 1918)[1]
Built By: Armstrong's, Elswick
Laid Down: 26 February, 1902
Launched: 12 January, 1903
Commissioned: June, 1904
Sold: 18 June, 1920
Fate: Scrapped

Originally built for Chile as Constitucion, she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[2] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.

Contents

Service

Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[3] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[4]

Alterations

In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
  7. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0711003807.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851772455.
  • 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 (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. No. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.


Triumph Class Battleship
Swiftsure | Triumph
Preceded by the Duncan Class Succeeded by the King Edward VII Class
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