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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Jupiter'' (1895)|fate2=Scrapped |comp=May, 1897{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|p. 147}} |comm=8 Jun, 1897 |fatedate=15 Jan, 1920{{DittColl|p. 29}} |order=1893{{Conways1860|p. 34}} |name=Jupiter |launch=18 Nov, 1895{{DittColl|p. 29}} |builder=[[Thomson]]{{DittColl|p. 29}} |laid=26 Apr, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 34}} |fate=Sold |pend=D.50 (1914)<br>P.50 (Sep 1915)<br>N.64 (1918){{DittColl|p. 29}} |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> '''H.M.S. ''Jupiter''''' was a battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1895, and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the fourth warship to bear the name of the king of the Gods of Roman mythology. ==Service== ''Jupiter'' commissioned at Chatham on 8 June, 1897, {{CaptRN}} [[Angus MacLeod]] in command.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref> She recommissioned at Devonport on 23 December, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 333}} In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Canopus}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}} ''Jupiter'' paid off on 22 December, 1916.{{NLNov17|p. 394''v''}} ==Radio== By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to 52" W/T set]].{{ARTS1901|p. 111}} ==Torpedoes== In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 5 minutes, 50 seconds. The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}} ==Captains== Dates of appointment are provided when known. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Jupiter''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}}}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Angus MacLeod|nick=Angus MacLeod|appt=8 June, 1897<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue '''35211''', col E, p. 12.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|nick=Bentinck J. D. Yelverton|appt=17 July, 1905<ref>Yelverton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 135.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Augustus Warren|nick=Herbert A. Warren|appt=15 August, 1905<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1367.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=16 August, 1906<ref>De Salis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 320.</ref>|end=18 June, 1907<ref>De Salis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cresswell John Eyres|nick=Cresswell J. Eyres|appt=18 June, 1907<ref>Eyres Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 9.</ref>|end=1 May, 1908<ref>Eyres Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 9.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|nick=Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart.|appt=1 May, 1908|end=13 May, 1908<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 202.</ref>|note=loaned for 12 days}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Owen Francis Gillett|nick=Owen F. Gillett|appt=13 May, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 335}}<ref>Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>|end=3 February, 1909<ref>Gillett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 123.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Dundas Gilpin-Brown|nick=Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown|appt=17 November, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 25 October, 1909. Issue '''39099''', col E, p. 4.</ref>|end=6 June, 1911<ref>Gilpin-Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 395.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cole Cortlandt Fowler|nick=Cole C. Fowler|appt=13 June, 1911<ref>Fowler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579086}} f. 417.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Nicholas|nick=John Nicholas|appt=25 January, 1912<ref>Nicholas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 306.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Octavius Harold Daniel|nick=Octavius H. Daniel|appt=9 June, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 335}}}} {{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Henry Luxmoore|nick=Henry Luxmoore|appt=16 February, 1914{{NLApr14|p. 333}}}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Edward Le Mesurier|nick=Charles E. Le Mesurier|appt=July, 1914<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 56.</ref>|note=for Test Mobilisation}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Drury St. Aubyn Wake|nick=Drury St. A. Wake|appt=29 September, 1914<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 125.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederick Blunt|nick=William F. Blunt|appt=25 July, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 395''e''}}|end=16 March, 1915<ref>Blunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 109.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=16 March, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''o-p''}}}} {{Tenure|rank=Captain (retired)|name=William Philip Lodder|nick=William P. Lodder|appt=15 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 824}}}} {{TenureListEnd}} </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Jupiter_(1895)}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{DittColl}} *{{Parkes}} *{{BattleshipsWWI}} {{refend}} {{Footer Majestic Class Battleship (1894)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jupiter}} {{CatShipPreDreadnought|UK}}

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