H.M.S. King Alfred (1901)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Vickers |
| Laid down: | 11 August, 1899 |
| Launched: | 28 October, 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 22 December, 1903 |
| Sold: | 30 January, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that King Alfred receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[1]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick L. Campbell, 21 July, 1903.[2]
- Captain Herbert G. King-Hall, 22 December, 1903.[3]
- Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker, 1 February, 1908.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "283.—Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760—Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.—6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 16 July, 1903. Issue 37134, col D, pg. 8.
- ↑ King-Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 42.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 336.
Bibliography
- Template:BibConways1860-1905
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
