H.M.S. Hannibal (1896)
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| H.M.S. Hannibal | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.54 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Laid down: | 1 May, 1894 |
| Launched: | 28 April, 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May, 1898 |
| Sold: | 28 January, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Italy |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 390 feet |
| Beam: | 75 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 16.1 knots |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 673 |
| Armament: |
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Hannibal commissioned at Portsmouth on 10 May, 1898, Captain Sir Baldwin Wake Walker in command.[1]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry V. W. Elliott, 11 August, 1908.[3]
- Captain John F. Grant-Dalton, 28 July, 1914.[4]
- Captain Philip Streatfeild, 8 September, 1915.[5]
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 6 minutes, 59 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 May, 1898. Issue 35513, col E, pg. 9.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 324.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 327.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394l.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
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).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
