H.M.S. Ocean (1898)
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Pendant Number: | N.56 (1914)[1] |
Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
Laid down: | 15 Feb, 1897[3] |
Launched: | 5 Jul, 1898[4] |
Commissioned: | 20 Feb, 1900 |
Mined: | 18 Mar, 1915[5] |
Fate: | in Dardanelles |
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Randolph Frank Ollive Foote, prior to 1904.
- Captain Thomas Young Greet, prior to 1907
- Captain Charles Hope Dundas of Dundas, likely between 1901 and 1914[Inference]
- Captain Francis W. Kennedy, 25 January, 1908.[6]
- Captain Arthur Hayes-Sadler, 1 August, 1914.[7]
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 8 minutes, 55 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 363.
- ↑ 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).
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