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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 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. | '''H.M.S. ''Britannia''''' was one of eight [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'' class battleships]]. She entered service in 1906 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
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| H.M.S. Britannia (1904) | |
|---|---|
| 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 and spent most of her service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the Third Battle Squadron.
Service
As part of the Channel Fleet, Britannia started a refit in Portsmouth in August 1908, after Battle Practice.[8]
Britannia was assigned to the Third Battle Squadron upon its creation in May, 1912 and remained with the Squadron until being detached along with Africa — a ship that would become her traveling buddy — in September, 1916.[9]
In October, 1916, she and Africa were assigned to the British Adriatic Squadron.[10] In March, 1917, the pair were sent to join the Ninth Cruiser Squadron.[11] The two battleships operated in the North Atlantic with Ninth Cruiser Squadron with a dwindling number of cruisers throughout the war. By November, 1918, they were gone.[12][13][14]
Some time between September and November, 1918, Britannia was moved to "Miscellaneous Service", though she remained in commission.[15] She was torpedoed and sunk on 9 November off Cape Trafalgar, becoming the last Royal Navy ship lost in the war.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert Nelson Ommanney, August 1906.[17]
- Captain Frederick R. W. Morgan, 19 September, 1907.[18]
- Captain Montague Edward Browning, July 1909.[19]
- Captain George Alexander Ballard, December 1910.[20]
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 1 December, 1911.[21]
- Captain Henry G. G. Sandeman, 6 December, 1913.[22]
- Captain Alexander Victor Campbell, May 1916.[23]
- Captain Stuart St. J. Farquhar, 19 July, 1916.[24]
- Captain Francis W. Caulfeild, 19 April, 1917.[25]
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.
- ↑ See Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy) for details on her service in 3BS.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 20.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 14.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 21.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 21.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 21.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 19.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 31.
- ↑ 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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