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'''H.M.S. ''Britannia''''' was one of eight [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'' class battleships]]. She entered service in 1906. | '''H.M.S. ''Britannia''''' was one of eight [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'' class battleships]]. She entered service in 1906. | ||
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| + | As part of the Channel Fleet, ''Britannia'' started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in ''Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office'' at {{TNA|ADM 116/942}}, unnumbered folio halfway within series.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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| H.M.S. Britannia (1904) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 27 (1914) 21 (Jan 1918) N.40 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1903-04 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Feb, 1904[4] |
| Launched: | 10 Dec, 1904[5] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1906[6] |
| Torpedoed: | 9 Nov, 1918[7] |
| Fate: | by UB.50 |
H.M.S. Britannia was one of eight King Edward VII class battleships. She entered service in 1906.
Career
As part of the Channel Fleet, Britannia started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert Nelson Ommanney, August 1906.[9]
- Captain Frederick R. W. Morgan, 19 September, 1907.[10]
- Captain Montague Edward Browning, July 1909.[11]
- Captain George Alexander Ballard, December 1910.[12]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 1 December, 1911.[13]
- Captain Henry G. G. Sandeman, 6 December, 1913.[14]
- Captain Alexander Victor Campbell, May 1916.[15]
- Captain Stuart St. J. Farquhar, 19 July, 1916.[16]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 19 April, 1917.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Report from Charles Beresford dated 10 April 1908 in Naval Policy - Strategy - Tactics: Miscellaneous papers from Private Office received by record office at The National Archives. ADM 116/942, unnumbered folio halfway within series.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 287.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Thorp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. Book 5. f. 20.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 286.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392p.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 391x.
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).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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