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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Reginald F. H. Henderson]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Reginald F. H. Henderson]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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* Captain [[Francis Powell]], 5 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 December, 1897.  Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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* Captain [[Francis Powell]], 5 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 December, 1897.  Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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* Captain [[Henry John May|Henry J. May]], 5 January, 1899.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 858.</ref>
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* Captain [[Henry John May|Henry J. May]], 5 January, 1899.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 858.</ref>
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* Captain [[Henry Deacon Barry|Henry D. Barry]], September 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Henry Deacon Barry|Henry D. Barry]], September 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[George Neville]], September 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[George Neville]], September 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[John Locke Marx|John L. Marx]], October 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[John Locke Marx|John L. Marx]], October 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], 12 October, 1904.<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>
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* Captain [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], 12 October, 1904.<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>
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* Captain [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], March 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], March 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Francis George Eyre|Francis G. Eyre]], 1 July, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 344.</ref>
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* Captain [[Francis George Eyre|Francis G. Eyre]], 1 July, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 344.</ref>
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* Captain [[Thomas Legge Barnardiston|Thomas L. Barnardiston]], March 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Thomas Legge Barnardiston|Thomas L. Barnardiston]], March 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|Frank E. C. Ryan]], 31 May, 1910.<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>
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* Captain [[Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|Frank E. C. Ryan]], 31 May, 1910.<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>
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* Captain [[Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|Richard M. Harbord]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 355.</ref>
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* Captain [[Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|Richard M. Harbord]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 355.</ref>
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* Captain [[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]], 7 September, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 396.</ref>
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* Captain [[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]], 7 September, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 396.</ref>
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* {{CommRN}} [[Charles Bradkirk Dickson|Charles B. Dickson]], 11 December, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 843}}
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*   {{CommRN}} [[Charles Bradkirk Dickson|Charles B. Dickson]], 11 December, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 843}}
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* Captain [[Alexander Farrington]], February 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Alexander Farrington]], February 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
 
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Revision as of 20:43, 28 April 2014

H.M.S. Mars (1896)
Pendant Number: D.42 (1914)
P.01 (Sep 1915)
P.6A (1918)[1]
Builder: Laird, Birkenhead[2]
Ordered: 1893[3]
Laid down: 2 Jun, 1894[4]
Launched: 30 Mar, 1896[5]
Commissioned: 8 Jun, 1897
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: Scrapped

Service

Mars commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 June, 1897, Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson in command.[7]

In 1910, Mars was the best gunnery ship of the 27 tested in the Home Fleet's Third Division (and cruisers), scoring 72.62 – well ahead of the average 46.195.[8]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 2 January 1912.[9]

In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to Albion.[10]

Mars paid off at Invergordon on 7 July, 1920.[11]

Radio

As of 1901, while serving in the Channel Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[12]

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 4 minutes, 20 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  8. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 344.
  10. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 809.
  12. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  14. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
  16. ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Beatty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 156.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 344.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. ↑ Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  25. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 355.
  26. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396.
  27. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 843.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
  • Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.


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