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*Captain [[George Bowes Hutton|George B. Hutton]], 6 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 303.</ref> | *Captain [[George Bowes Hutton|George B. Hutton]], 6 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 303.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Ambrose Maynard Peck]], 29 September, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 776.</ref> | *Captain [[Ambrose Maynard Peck]], 29 September, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 776.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 13 July 2013
| H.M.S. Diana (1895) | |
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| Pendant Number: | D.18 (1914) P.58 (Sep 1915) N.34 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 13 Aug, 1894[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Dec, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Jun, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 1 Jul, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Recommissioned at Devonport on 5 February, 1913.[8]
Radio
In 1901 while assigned to the Mediterranean, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur Murray Farquhar, January 1901.[10]
- Captain Edmond John Warre Slade, April 1902.[11]
- Captain David Richard Beatty, 30 September, 1904.[Citation needed]
- Captain Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby, October 1904.[12]
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 6 November, 1906.[13]
- Captain Thomas Webster Kemp, November 1908.[14]
- Captain Sydney Stewart Hall, February 1911.[15]
- Captain Maurice Woollcombe, 18 April, 1913.[16]
- Captain George B. Hutton, 6 January, 1914.[17]
- Captain Ambrose Maynard Peck, 29 September, 1917.[18]
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, 5.5 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 301.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 776.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
Bibliography
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