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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=December, 1909<ref>Inferred from his temporary successor.  Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=December, 1909<ref>Inferred from his temporary successor.  Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Thomas Erskine Wardle|nick=Thomas E. Wardle|appt=December, 1909<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|end=15 February, 1910<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|note=temporary}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Thomas Erskine Wardle|nick=Thomas E. Wardle|appt=December, 1909<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|end=15 February, 1910<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=15 February, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 291}}|note=borne in {{UK-Albion}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=15 February, 1910<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>{{NLApr10|p. 291}}|end=2 August, 1910<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Tristan Dannreuther|nick=Tristan Dannreuther|appt=2 August, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 July, 1910.  Issue '''39319''', col F, p. 9.</ref>|note=borne additional in {{UK-Albion}}|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Dannreuther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/245.|D7602578}} f. 270.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Tristan Dannreuther|nick=Tristan Dannreuther|appt=2 August, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 July, 1910.  Issue '''39319''', col F, p. 9.</ref>|note=borne additional in {{UK-Albion}}|end=17 January, 1911<ref>Dannreuther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/245.|D7602578}} f. 270.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=July, 1914<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}}  f. 258.</ref>|note=for Test Mobilisation}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=July, 1914<ref>Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}}  f. 258.</ref>|note=for Test Mobilisation}}

Revision as of 11:15, 14 June 2016

H.M.S. Canopus (1897)
Pendant Number: N.29 (1914)
N.17 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Laid down: 4 Jan, 1897[3]
Launched: 13 Oct, 1897[4]
Commissioned: 5 Dec, 1899[5]
Sold: 18 Feb, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Canopus was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Canopus Class in the Royal Navy completed in 1899.

Service

She paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.[7] On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to Canopus for tactical exercises, amongst whom were Robert L. Groome,[8] and Maurice Woollcombe.[9]

In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore. In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Radio

In 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she had or was slated to receive a Marconi W/T kit.[39]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 235.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 April, 1903. Issue 37064, col E, p. 12.
  8. Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 546.
  9. Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 290.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 235.
  12. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  13. Niblett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 956.
  14. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 557.
  15. Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 557.
  16. Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
  17. Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 524.
  18. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
  19. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. p. 547.
  20. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
  21. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 291.
  22. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  23. Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
  24. Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
  25. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 291.
  26. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  27. Inferred from his temporary successor. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  28. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  29. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  30. St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  31. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 291.
  32. St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  33. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 July, 1910. Issue 39319, col F, p. 9.
  34. Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/245. f. 270.
  35. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 258.
  36. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  37. Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 338.
  38. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
  39. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—I." The Naval Review XI (1): pp. 143-152.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—II." The Naval Review XI (2): pp. 324-337.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—III." The Naval Review XI (3): pp. 526-537.
  • Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—IV." The Naval Review XI (4): pp. 717-736.
  • 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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