H.M.S. Bedford (1901)
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| H.M.S. Bedford (1901) | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
One of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.
Alterations
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick Sturdee, November 1903.[8]
- Captain Richard Henry Peirse, November 1904.[9]
- Captain Herbert Lyon, December 1905.[10]
- Captain Henry Holland Torlesse, March 1906.[11]
- Captain Drury St. Aubyn Wake, November 1906.[12]
- Captain Seymour E. Erskine, 12 January, 1907.[13]
- Captain Edward S. Fitzherbert, December 1908.[14]
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.[15]
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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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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