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The Commander-in-Chief, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], wrote to the First Sea Lord, [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]] on 8 November that: | The Commander-in-Chief, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], wrote to the First Sea Lord, [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]] on 8 November that: | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 27 April 2012
| H.M.S. Albemarle | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 8 January, 1900 |
| Launched: | 5 March, 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 12 November, 1903 |
| Sold: | 19 November, 1919 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Captain Alexander L. Duff commissioned Albemarle on 12 November, 1903 at Chatham, to relieve the Repulse as flagship of Rear-Admiral William D. V. Hamilton, Rear-Admiral in the Mediterranean.[1]
Great War
In November 1915 while moving with other battleships from Rosyth to the Mediterranean, Albemarle was so badly smashed by seas that she lost her fore bridge.
The Commander-in-Chief, Sir John R. Jellicoe, wrote to the First Sea Lord, Sir Henry B. Jackson on 8 November that:
I fear Albemarle will be delayed some little time for repairs. The state of affairs is almost inconceivable. She was swept clear forward. The Lieut (G) in the lower fore top is the only officer who knows exactly what occurred as everyone else was either killed or injured & knocked out. The lower fore top filled with water & the Lieut (G) told me the green water came up to the lower part of the top. The majority of the bridge was found on the upper deck in small pieces … The ship was going too fast, 16 knots, for the strong wind against extraordinary spring tides in the Firth, but Fremantle did not realise the conditions & I am not surprise & I do not think he can be really blamed.[2]
Albemarle paid off on 18 April, 1917.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Alexander L. Duff, 12 November, 1903.[4]
- Captain Henry W. Grant. 25 August, 1908.[5]
- Captain A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 26 August, 1909.[6]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 29 December, 1913.[7]
- Captain Raymond A. Nugent, June, 1915.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 October, 1903. Issue 37222, col E, pg. 10.
- ↑ Jackson Papers. National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth: 255/4/31.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 October, 1903. Issue 37222, col E, pg. 10.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 274.
- ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 271.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 391e.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
