H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)

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H.M.S. King Edward VII (1903)
Pendant Number: 66 (1914)[1]
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1901-02 Programme[3]
Laid down: 8 Mar, 1902[4]
Launched: 23 Jul, 1903[5]
Commissioned: 7 Feb, 1905
Mined: 6 Jan, 1916[6]
Fate: off Cape Wrath[7]


Radio

Although her class was the first to generally be fitted with Service Gear Mark II, in 1906, the ship was one of ten ships and two shore stations slated to receive "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting on "S", "T" and "U" tunes.[8] In 1908, it one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1906. Wireless Appendix, p. 15.
  9. ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  10. Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
  11. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 337.
  12. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  13. Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
  14. "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  15. Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 38.
  16. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  17. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 343.
  18. Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 439.
  19. Wikipedia

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.


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