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In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of {{UK-DF|3}}, but was to be re-commissioned on 5 July at Sheerness{{SMNLFeb19|pp. 743-4}} to serve with the {{UK-BS|2}}.<ref name=jul13/>
 
In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of {{UK-DF|3}}, but was to be re-commissioned on 5 July at Sheerness{{SMNLFeb19|pp. 743-4}} to serve with the {{UK-BS|2}}.<ref name=jul13/>
  
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''Boadicea'' was still attached to {{UK-BS|2}} in September, 1914.{{SMNLSep14|p. 8}}
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''Boadicea'' was still attached to {{UK-BS|2}} in September, 1914,{{SMNLSep14|p. 8}} under the command of Captain Woolcombe,{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}}
  
 
She was one of four scout cruisers attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], under the command of Captain Woolcombe.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 43}}
 
She was one of four scout cruisers attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], under the command of Captain Woolcombe.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 43}}
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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|Ernest S. Carey]], July, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*  Captain [[Ernest Saumarez Carey|Ernest S. Carey]], July, 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
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*  Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]], 3 April, 1913, and in command of {{UK-DF|3}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 286.</ref>
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*  Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]], 3 April, 1913.<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>
 
*  Captain [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Louis C. S. Woollcombe]], 5 July, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''l''.</ref>
 
*  Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]], September, 1916.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*  Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]], September, 1916.{{MackieRNW}}

Revision as of 16:35, 5 May 2014

H.M.S. Boadicea (1908)
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.

Service

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.[9] In November, 1911, she was serving as flotilla cruiser for the First Destroyer Flotilla, leading a mix of Beagles and "Tribals".[10]

In early 1913, she was flotilla cruiser of Third Destroyer Flotilla, but was to be re-commissioned on 5 July at Sheerness[11] to serve with the Second Battle Squadron.[9]

Boadicea was still attached to Second Battle Squadron in September, 1914,[12] under the command of Captain Woolcombe,[13]

She was one of four scout cruisers attached to the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain Woolcombe.[14]

Boadicea paid off at Chatham on 18 February, 1920.[15]

Navigational Equipment

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.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 286.
  10. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
  11. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 743-4.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September 1914). p. 8.
  13. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  14. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 43.
  15. ↑ The Navy List, (January, 1921), p. 735.
  16. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 286.
  21. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392l.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 743.
  24. ↑ The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 743.

Bibliography


Boadicea Class Scout Cruiser
Boadicea Group
  Boadicea Bellona  
Blonde Group
  Blonde Blanche  
Active Group
  Active Amphion Fearless  
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