H.M.S. Hercules (1910)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Hercules | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | 54 (April, 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Palmers, Hebburn |
Laid Down: | 30 July, 1909 |
Launched: | 10 May, 1910 |
Commissioned: | 31 July, 1911 |
Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In 1913, Hercules was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime between May and December, 1915.[2]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[3]
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry H. Bruce, 21 June, 1913.[4]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, 12 February, 1918.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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