H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Commonwealth | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 31 (1914) 44 (Jan 1918) 31 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Fairfield |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 13 May, 1903 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | |
Alterations
Directors were ordered only for Commonwealth and her sister Zealandia on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment. Commonwealth's director was installed in May 1918, but Zealandia's installation was not completed.[2] It appears that Commonwealth was the only pre-dreadnought to ever be fitted with a director system for regular service.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Horace Lambert Alexander Hood, 5 December, 1908 - 31 December, 1909.[Citation needed]
- Captain Price Vaughan Lewes in command as of May 1912 operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron.[Citation needed]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 1 October, 1913.[3][4]
- Captain Herbert W. Richmond, 26 October, 1915 operating with the Third Battle Squadron[5]
- Captain George R. B. Blount, 1 November, 1918.[6]
- Captain Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 15.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 296.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393b.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393e.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 762.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
