H.M.S. Repulse (1892)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Repulse (1892) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Ordered: | Naval Defence Act of 1889[2] |
| Laid down: | 1 Jan, 1890[3] |
| Launched: | 27 Feb, 1892[4] |
| Commissioned: | Apr, 1894[5] |
| Sold: | 1911[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert L. Groome, 21 December, 1897.[7]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 27 February, 1905.[8]
- Captain Charles Edmund Kingsmill, 8 May 1908 through 25 May 1908.[9]
- Captain John P. Rolleston, 11 August, 1908. (And for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport.)[10]
- Captain Randolph Frank Ollive Foote,
Equipment and Alterations
In 1899, Repulse acquired her first rangefinder, a 4.5-foot model mounted at the back of the bridge, but lacking any ready means of transmitting its cuts.[11]
Radio
As of 1901, while serving as in the Channel Squadron, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 755.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 366.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 30.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111
Bibliography
- 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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