H.M.S. Albion (1898)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Albion (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.48 (1914) N.00 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Dec, 1896[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Jun, 1898[4] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1901[5] |
| Commissioned: | 25 Jun, 1901 |
| Sold: | 11 Dec, 1919[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Albion was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Canopus Class in the Royal Navy completed in 1901.
Service
Albion recommissioned at Chatham 25 August, 1909.[7]
Albion recommissioned on 5 November, 1918.[8]
Radio
In 1901, while serving on the China Station, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William W. Hewett, 25 June, 1901[10]
- Captain Thomas H. M. Jerram, 14 March, 1902[11] – 23 December, 1903[12]
- Captain Sydney R. Fremantle, 20 September, 1903[13] – 1 August, 1905[14]
- Captain Robert F. Boyle, 1 May, 1905[15] – 31 May, 1905[16]
- Captain Frederick S. Pelham, 1 August, 1905[17] – 1 October, 1907[18]
- Captain Arthur H. Limpus, 30 October, 1907[19]
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 15 March, 1909[Citation needed]
- Captain Charles H. Morgan, August, 1909[20]
- Captain Judge D'Arcy, August, 1910[21]
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, August, 1912[22]
- Commander Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 14 June, 1913[23]
- Commander Ernest Henslowe, 9 February, 1914[24]
- Captain Algernon W. Heneage, 1 August, 1914[25]
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, July, 1915[26]
- Captain Alexander V. Campbell, February, 1916[27]
- Captain Frederick A. Powlett, July, 1916[28]
- Captain Charles Tibbits, 25 October, 1916[29]
- Captain The Hon. Stanhope Hawke, 14 December, 1916[30] – 25 June, 1917[31]
- Acting Captain John M. D. E. Warren, 20 June, 1917[32]
- Captain (retired) H. Neville Rolfe, 15 November, 1918[33] (and for command of Exmouth)
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.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 172.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 727.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 26 June 1901. (36491), p. 11.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 407.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1025.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 275.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ Hawke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 433.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 727.
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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