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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
| − | Dates of appointment | + | Dates of appointment are provided when known. |
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| − | *Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick C. D. Sturdee]], November 1903.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick C. D. Sturdee]], November 1903.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Richard Henry Peirse|Richard H. Peirse]], November 1904.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Richard Henry Peirse|Richard H. Peirse]], November 1904.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Herbert Lyon]], December 1905.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Herbert Lyon]], December 1905.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Henry Holland Torlesse|Henry H. Torlesse]], March 1906.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Henry Holland Torlesse|Henry H. Torlesse]], March 1906.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Drury St. Aubyn Wake|Drury St. A. Wake]], 6 November 1906.<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 125.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Drury St. Aubyn Wake|Drury St. A. Wake]], 6 November 1906.<ref>Wake Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 125.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Seymour Elphinstone Erskine|Seymour E. Erskine]], 12 January, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 282.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Seymour Elphinstone Erskine|Seymour E. Erskine]], 12 January, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 282.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]], December 1908.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]], December 1908.{{MackieRNW}} |
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==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Bedford (1901) | |
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| Builder: | Fairfield, Govan[1] |
| Ordered: | 1899-1900 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 19 Feb, 1900[3] |
| Launched: | 31 Aug, 1901[4] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Nov, 1903[5] |
| Sold: | 21 Aug, 1910[6] |
| Fate: | 21 Jan 1910?[7] |
H.M.S. Bedford was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Service
In 1910, Bedford was the best gunnery ship of the six on the China Station, scoring 67.81 – well ahead of the average 56.628.[8]
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Frederick C. D. Sturdee, November 1903.[9]
- Captain Richard H. Peirse, November 1904.[10]
- Captain Herbert Lyon, December 1905.[11]
- Captain Henry H. Torlesse, March 1906.[12]
- Captain Drury St. A. Wake, 6 November 1906.[13]
- Captain Seymour E. Erskine, 12 January, 1907.[14]
- Captain Edward S. Fitzherbert, December 1908.[15]
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 7 minutes, 40 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 282.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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