H.M.S. Cyclops (1905)

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H.M.S. Cyclops (1905)
Pendant Number: A1 (1914)
C5 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Laing[2]
Launched: 27 Oct, 1905[3]
Commissioned: 5 Nov, 1907[4]
Sold: Jul, 1947[5]

H.M.S. Cyclops was a civilian ship, Indrabarah purchased on the stocks in 1905 for use as a depot ship.

Service

Cyclops was commissioned at Devonport 5 November, 1907.[6]

Cyclops served with the Grand Fleet throughout the war.[7]

She was reduced to reserve at Sheerness 31 January, 1920.[8]

She commissioned at Chatham on 21 December, 1922 for service with the First Submarine Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]

In 1923, Henry Francis Morton Peto's M 2 collided with Cyclops and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.[10]

She was commissioned on 16 December, 1926 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[11]

She re-commissioned at Malta on 27 September, 1929 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[12]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 29 April, 1932 to continue her previous work.[13]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 January, 1935 for work with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
  10. Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 228.
  14. The Navy List. (July, 1937). pp. 227, 228.
  15. Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
  16. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 298.
  17. Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
  18. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  19. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 298.
  20. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393l.
  22. Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  23. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 772.
  24. Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  25. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.
  26. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 310.
  27. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 15, 1920, Issue 42308, p.6.
  28. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
  29. Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
  30. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 745.
  31. Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
  32. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 230.
  33. Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  34. Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  35. Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  36. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 230.
  37. Layard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/212. f. 114.
  38. de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
  39. de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
  40. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  41. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  42. The month is perhaps not correctly read.
  43. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 229.
  44. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
  45. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
  46. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 228.
  47. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 227.
  48. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
  49. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  51. Uboat.net page on the man.
  52. Uboat.net page on the man.
  53. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  54. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  55. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  56. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  57. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  58. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  59. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  60. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

  • 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).