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| − | Completed in 1909, '''H.M.S. ''Boadicea''''' was one of seven scout cruisers in [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|her class]]. | + | Completed in 1909, '''H.M.S. ''Boadicea''''' was one of seven scout cruisers in [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|her class]]. |
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | ''Boadicea'' served as flagship of the {{UK-DF|3}} during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Robert Arbuthnot]]. | ||
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| + | She recommissioned at Chatham on 6 June, 1911. In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of {{UK-DF|3}}, but was to be recommissioned on 5 July to serve with the {{UK-BS|2}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 286.</ref> | ||
==Navigational Equipment== | ==Navigational Equipment== | ||
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*Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Robert Keith Arbuthnot]], December 1910.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Robert Keith Arbuthnot]], December 1910.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
*Captain [[Ernest Saumarez Carey]], July 1912.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[Ernest Saumarez Carey]], July 1912.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
| + | *Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox]], 3 April, 1913, and in command of {{UK-DF|3}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913). p. 286.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Louis C. S. Woollcombe]], 5 July, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 392''l''.</ref> in command at start of war.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} | *Captain [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Louis C. S. Woollcombe]], 5 July, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 392''l''.</ref> in command at start of war.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} | ||
*Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy]], September 1916.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy]], September 1916.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 13 July 2013
| H.M.S. Boadicea (1908) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 4C (1914) 19 (Jan 1918) 11 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1907 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jun, 1907[4] |
| Launched: | 14 May, 1908[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1909[6] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1926[7] |
| Fate: | to Alloa, Rosyth[8] |
Completed in 1909, H.M.S. Boadicea was one of seven scout cruisers in her class.
Career
Boadicea served as flagship of the Third Destroyer Flotilla during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of Robert Arbuthnot.
She recommissioned at Chatham on 6 June, 1911. In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of Third Destroyer Flotilla, but was to be recommissioned on 5 July to serve with the Second Battle Squadron.[9]
The ship was one of seven which tested Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraphs; all the other ships were much larger than she. Testing was completed in late 1913.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edward Francis Benedict Charlton, November 1908.[11]
- Captain Robert Keith Arbuthnot, December 1910.[12]
- Captain Ernest Saumarez Carey, July 1912.[13]
- Captain Cecil Henry Fox, 3 April, 1913, and in command of Third Destroyer Flotilla.[14]
- Captain Louis C. S. Woollcombe, 5 July, 1913,[15] in command at start of war.[16]
- Captain Algernon Henry Chester Candy, September 1916.[17]
- Captain Edwin Harold Edwards, November 1917.[18]
- Captain Harry W. C. Hughes, March 1919.[19]
- Captain Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392l.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
| Boadicea Class Scout Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boadicea | Bellona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Blonde | Blanche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <– | Sentinel Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Bristol Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
