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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | ''Vulcan'' | + | After serving as a torpedo depot ship in the Mediterranean, ''Vulcan'' arrived at Spithead under the command of [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Michael Culme-Seymour]] to pay off on 14 April, 1907.{{NMI|Monday, Apr 15, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38307}} |
− | In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the {{UK-SF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. | + | She was converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.{{CN}} She was commissioned in that role at Chatham on 5 January, 1909.{{NLJan21|p. 896}} |
+ | |||
+ | In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the {{UK-SF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}} | ||
She continued serving with the {{UK-SF|7}} 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.{{DittColl|p. 292}} | She continued serving with the {{UK-SF|7}} 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.{{DittColl|p. 292}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment given. | Dates of appointment given. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vulcan''" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vulcan''" nat="UK"> |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Durnford|nick=John Durnford|appt=17 November, 1890{{NLApr94|p. 267}}|end=1894{{NLApr94|p. 267}}{{NLMar96|p. 268''i''}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Grey Robinson|nick=Charles G. Robinson|appt=17 November, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 268''i''}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard William White|nick=Richard W. White|appt=19 November, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 312}}|ass=27 November, 1897|end=20 March, 1900}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=9 December, 1899<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 682.</ref>|end=14 January, 1902<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 682.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=9 December, 1899<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 682.</ref>|end=14 January, 1902<ref>Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 682.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Warren Johnson|nick=Robert W. Johnson|appt=5 January, 1909{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles John Briggs|nick=Charles J. Briggs|appt=12 December, 1901<ref>Briggs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 168.</ref>|end=18 December, 1903<ref>Briggs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 168.</ref>|ass=14 January, 1902<ref>Predecessor gave up command that day. Jackson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 682.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Leopold Heath|nick=Herbert L. Heath|appt=18 December, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 396}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|nick=Michael Culme-Seymour|appt=4 April, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 395''a''}}|end=30 April, 1907|note=and as Captain ('''D''')}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Warren Johnson|nick=Robert W. Johnson|appt=5 January, 1909<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/424.|D7602347}} f. 506.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}|end=1 October, 1913<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/424.|D7602347}} f. 506.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-SF|7}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard|nick=Vernon H. S. Haggard|appt=1 October, 1913<ref>Haggard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}} f. 38.</ref>|end=23 July, 1915<ref>Haggard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}} f. 38.</ref>|note=and in command {{UK-SF|7}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard|nick=Vernon H. S. Haggard|appt=1 October, 1913<ref>Haggard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}} f. 38.</ref>|end=23 July, 1915<ref>Haggard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576583}} f. 38.</ref>|note=and in command {{UK-SF|7}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=William Reginald Denys Crowther|nick=William R. D. Crowther|appt=25 July, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 399''f''}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=William Reginald Denys Crowther|nick=William R. D. Crowther|appt=25 July, 1915<ref>Crowther Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/160.|D7604064}} f. 564.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 399''f''}}|end=17 September, 1916<ref>Crowther Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/160.|D7604064}} f. 564.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Forster White|nick=Richard F. White|appt=17 September, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 399''g''}}|note=for duty with Submarines}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Richard Forster White|nick=Richard F. White|appt=17 September, 1916<ref>White Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/373.|D7603157}} f. 422.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''g''}}|end=16 January, 1917<ref>White Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/373.|D7603157}} f. 422.</ref>|note=for duty with Submarines and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|3}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith|nick=Martin E. Nasmith|appt=7 February, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''d''}}|note=and in command of | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith|nick=Martin E. Nasmith|appt=7 February, 1917<ref>Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604082}} f. 583.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 399''d''}}|end=c. December, 1917<ref>Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604082}} f. 583.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-SF|3}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Nicholas Edward Archdale|nick=Nicholas E. Archdale|appt=December, 1917<ref>Archdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 187.</ref>|end=31 December, 1918<ref>Archdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 187.</ref>|note=and in command of S/M Flotilla}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Nicholas Edward Archdale|nick=Nicholas E. Archdale|appt=December, 1917<ref>Archdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 187.</ref>|end=31 December, 1918<ref>Archdale Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 187.</ref>|note=and in command of S/M Flotilla}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=December, | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Stuart Benning|nick=Charles S. Benning|appt=late November, 1919{{NavAppts|Monday, Nov 24, 1919; pg. 19; Issue 42265}}<ref>Benning Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/183.|D7604281}} f. 98.</ref>|end=31 December, 1920<ref>Benning Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/183.|D7604281}} f. 98.</ref>|note=and for duty with submarines, on {{UK-Thames}} paying off}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=1 January, 1921<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} pf. 220, 221.</ref>|ass=1 January, 1921<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} pf. 220, 221.</ref>|end=11 December, 1922<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} pf. 220, 221.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S) of the Periscope School}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Ross Turner|nick=Robert R. Turner|appt=1 December, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 286}}|ass=11 December, 1922<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref>|end=31 December, 1924<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), Portland Submarine Flotilla from 31 December, 1923}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Buller Glencross|nick=John B. Glencross|appt=31 December, 1924<ref>Glencross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604427}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1 September, 1926<ref>Glencross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604427}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|6}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Pirie Thomson|nick=George P. Thomson|appt=1 September, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 285}}|end=14 January, 1928|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|6}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Boyd Greig|nick=Alexander B. Greig|appt=15 August, 1927<ref>Greig Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/74.|D7605161}} f. 434.</ref>|end=15 September, 1927<ref>Greig Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/74.|D7605161}} f. 434.</ref>|note=temporary, and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|6}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles de Burgh|nick=Charles de Burgh|appt=14 January, 1928<ref>de Burgh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/314.|D7604726}} f. ?.</ref>|end=26 March, 1929<ref>de Burgh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/314.|D7604726}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|6}} and for duty Class I with submarines}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Richard Marrack|nick=Hugh R. Marrack|appt=26 March, 1929<ref>Marrack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/225.|D7604980}} f. 237.</ref>|end=1 November, 1930<ref>Marrack Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/225.|D7604980}} f. 237.</ref>|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|6}} and for duty Class I with submarines}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | ||
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* [[Vulcan's Flotilla]] | * [[Vulcan's Flotilla]] | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vulcan_(1889)}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 16 October 2021
H.M.S. Vulcan (1889) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.70 (1914) N.4A (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
Laid down: | 18 Jun, 1888[3] |
Launched: | 13 Jun, 1889[4] |
Sold: | Sep, 1955[5] |
H.M.S. Vulcan was completed as a second-class torpedo boat carrier, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War.
Service
After serving as a torpedo depot ship in the Mediterranean, Vulcan arrived at Spithead under the command of Michael Culme-Seymour to pay off on 14 April, 1907.[6]
She was converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.[Citation needed] She was commissioned in that role at Chatham on 5 January, 1909.[7]
In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the Seventh Submarine Flotilla.[8]
She continued serving with the Seventh Submarine Flotilla 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain John Durnford, 17 November, 1890[10] – 1894[11][12]
- Captain Charles G. Robinson, 17 November, 1894[13]
- Captain Richard W. White, 19 November, 1897[14] – 20 March, 1900
- Captain Henry B. Jackson, 9 December, 1899[15] – 14 January, 1902[16]
- Captain Charles J. Briggs, 12 December, 1901[17] – 18 December, 1903[18]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 18 December, 1903[19]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 4 April, 1905[20] – 30 April, 1907 (and as Captain (D))
- Captain Robert W. Johnson, 5 January, 1909[21][22] – 1 October, 1913[23] (and in command of Seventh Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 1 October, 1913[24] – 23 July, 1915[25] (and in command Seventh Submarine Flotilla)
- Acting Commander William R. D. Crowther, 25 July, 1915[26][27] – 17 September, 1916[28]
- Commander Richard F. White, 17 September, 1916[29][30] – 16 January, 1917[31] (for duty with Submarines and as Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Martin E. Nasmith, 7 February, 1917[32][33] – c. December, 1917[34] (and in command of Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Nicholas E. Archdale, December, 1917[35] – 31 December, 1918[36] (and in command of S/M Flotilla)
- Commander Charles S. Benning, late November, 1919[37][38] – 31 December, 1920[39] (and for duty with submarines, on Thames paying off)
- Commander Robert H. T. Raikes, 1 January, 1921[40] – 11 December, 1922[41] (and as Commander (S) of the Periscope School)
- Captain Robert R. Turner, 1 December, 1922[42] – 31 December, 1924[43] (and as Captain (S), Portland Submarine Flotilla from 31 December, 1923)
- Captain John B. Glencross, 31 December, 1924[44] – 1 September, 1926[45] (and as Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander George P. Thomson, 1 September, 1926[46] – 14 January, 1928 (and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Alexander B. Greig, 15 August, 1927[47] – 15 September, 1927[48] (temporary, and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Charles de Burgh, 14 January, 1928[49] – 26 March, 1929[50] (and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander Hugh R. Marrack, 26 March, 1929[51] – 1 November, 1930[52] (and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla and for duty Class I with submarines)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 20, 1888; pg. 12; Issue 32417.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 15, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 312.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 168.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 395a.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Crowther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/160. f. 564.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399f.
- ↑ Crowther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/160. f. 564.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399g.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399d.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Nov 24, 1919; pg. 19; Issue 42265.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 285.
- ↑ Greig Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ Greig Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).