H.M.S. Berwick (1902)
H.M.S. Berwick (1902) | |
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Pendant Number: | 36 (1914) P.74 (Sep 1915) P.08 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Beardmore, Dalmuir[2] |
Ordered: | 1900-01 Programme[3] |
Laid down: | 19 Apr, 1901[4] |
Launched: | 1902[5] |
Commissioned: | 9 Dec, 1903[6] |
Sold: | 1920[7] |
H.M.S. Berwick was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
There was also a heavy cruiser Berwick launched in the 1920s.
Construction & Launch
Berwick was laid down at Beardmore's on 19 April, 1901.[8] She was launched on Saturday, 20 September, 1902. The Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire, Lord Binning, was to have attended but was on active military duty at the time. Berwick was launched and named by Lady Houstoun-Boswall.[9]
Service
She commissioned for service with the Cruiser Squadron at Portsmouth on 9 December, 1903 under Captain Charles Holcombe Dare with the paid-off crew of the cruiser Sutlej.[10]
Home ported in Devonport, in mid-1913 she was serving in the Third Cruiser Squadron.[11]
She was recommissioned on 18 October, 1918.[12]
In August, 1919, she was one of four cruisers placed under the command of Captain Francis Wade Caulfeild under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles H. Dare, 9 December, 1903[14] – 12 March, 1906[15]
- Captain The Hon. Horace L. A. Hood, 13 March, 1906[16] – 12 August, 1907[17]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 16 August, 1907[18] – 15 January, 1908[19]
- Captain William C. M. Nicholson, 15 January, 1908[20] – 2 September, 1908[21]
- Captain Hugh T. Hibbert, 1 April, 1909[22][23] – 15 May, 1911[24]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 16 May, 1911[25][26] – 24 March, 1915[27]
- Captain Adolphus H. Williamson, 24 March, 1915[28] – 12 November, 1915[29]
- Captain William F. Blunt, 10 June, 1916[30] – 26 February, 1918[31]
- Captain Fawcet Wray, 26 February, 1918[32] (lent for passage to Mediterranean)
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, ? – April, 1918[33]
- Captain Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, April, 1918[34]
- Captain Robert G. D. Dewar, 22 October, 1918[35] – 20 August, 1919[36][37]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfieid, 20 August, 1919[38][39] – 19 February, 1920[40] (and in command of Cornwall, Devonshire and Suffolk)
- Captain George P. England, February, 1920[41] – 31 March, 1920[42] (also in command of other ships, and some associated with London)
Officers
H.M.S. Berwick (Dev.) | ||
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As of December, 1918.[43] | ||
Rank | Name | Appointed |
Captain | Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar | 22 October, 1918 |
Commander | Charles Herbert Neill James | 30 September, 1918 |
Lieutenant | (N) Henry William Lane Joynt Mowbray Jackson | 16 September, 1918 |
Lieutenant | Basil Ashby Taylor | 18 October, 1918 |
Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Thomas Henry Coughtrey, D.S.C. | 25 October, 1918 |
Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Arthur Stanley Thomas | 25 October, 1918 |
Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Edward Doody | — |
Engineer Lieutenant-Commander | Oswald Cecil David Dallas | 9 January, 1918 |
Temporary Engineer Lieutenant | Hugh Allan Montgomery Douglas | 27 July, 1917 |
Temporary Engineer Lieutenant | Charles Henry Stubbings | 30 March, 1917 |
Temporary Engineer Lieutenant | William James Russell Ross | 28 September, 1918 |
Captain, R.M. | Edwin John Williams | 25 October, 1918 |
Chaplain | Hubert Frank Foley (Acting) | 25 October, 1918 |
Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander | Marcus Blake (Acting) | 25 October, 1918 |
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander | Frederick Morton Vincent Smith | 25 October, 1918 |
Surgeon Lieutenant | Algernon Randolph Upton | 25 October, 1918 |
Acting Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Andrew MacKellar | 25 October, 1918 |
Mate | (T) George Mervyn Allchin | 5 February, 1917 |
Mate | (G) William McEver | — September, 1918 |
Mate | William Hugh Moloney (Acting) | 25 October, 1918 |
Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.R. | Amand James Cyril Mascard | 25 October, 1918 |
Chief Gunner | David Burnett-Herkes | 28 June, 1918 |
Gunner | Alfred Edward Beard | 7 November, 1918 |
Boatswain | William Harris Riddells | 23 March, 1917 |
Boatswain | William Henry Phillips | 25 October, 1918 |
Warrant Shipwright | Alfred Richard Tink | 29 May, 1916 |
Artificer Engineer | Charles Porteous | 17 March, 1916 |
Artificer Engineer | Herbert Pullen | 18 September, 1918 |
Warrant Engineer, R.N.R. | Alexander Telford | 27 July, 1917 |
Warrant Mechanician | William John Lewin (Acting) | 4 October, 1918 |
Warrant Schoolmaster | Percival Frank Radford Hardy (Acting) | 15 November, 1918 |
Midshipman, R.N.R. | Frank Tester | — October, 1918 |
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Navy Estimates for the Year 1902-1903. p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 September, 1902. Issue 36879, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 December, 1903. Issue 37260, col A, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Dare Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 231.
- ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 114.
- ↑ Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 114.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 August, 1907. Issue 38402, col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 283.
- ↑ Hibbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 309/624.
- ↑ Hibbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 309/624.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 285.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ Clinton-Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 394.
- ↑ Williamson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 22.
- ↑ Williamson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391s.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Wray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 400.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 196.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). pp. 740-741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ Caulfeild Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 255.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). pp. 740-741.
Bibliography
- Navy Estimates for the Year 1902-1903, with Explanation of Differences (1902). London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office by Wyman and Sons, Limited.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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