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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Recommissioned at Chatham 16 February, 1910.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 351.</ref> In mid-1913, she was with the Third Fleet.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 350.</ref> | Recommissioned at Chatham 16 February, 1910.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 351.</ref> In mid-1913, she was with the Third Fleet.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 350.</ref> | ||
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| + | 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 8 minutes, 55 seconds. The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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*Captain [[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]], 25 January, 1908.<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref> | *Captain [[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]], 25 January, 1908.<ref>Kennedy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 131.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Arthur Hayes-Sadler]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 363.</ref> | *Captain [[Arthur Hayes-Sadler]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 363.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 18 August 2013
| H.M.S. Ocean (1898) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.56 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 15 Feb, 1897[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Jul, 1898[4] |
| Commissioned: | 20 Feb, 1900 |
| Mined: | 18 Mar, 1915[5] |
| Fate: | in Dardanelles |
Service
Recommissioned at Chatham 16 February, 1910.[6] In mid-1913, she was with the Third Fleet.[7]
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 8 minutes, 55 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Randolph F. O. Foote, 1 April, 1903.[9]
- Captain Thomas Y. Greet, 23 February, 1904.[10]
- Captain Charles H. Dundas, 1 September, 1905.[11]
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 25 January, 1908.[12]
- Captain Arthur Hayes-Sadler, 1 August, 1914.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 350.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ Foote Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 468.
- ↑ Greet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 555.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 358.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 131.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 363.
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).
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