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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Henry B. Jackson]], 8 October, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 October, 1903.  Issue '''37207''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Henry B. Jackson]], 8 October, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 9 October, 1903.  Issue '''37207''', col B, p. 9.</ref>
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*Captain [[George Le Clerc Egerton]], September 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[John Casement]], March 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Arthur Wartensleben Ewart|Arthur W. Ewart]], 4 December, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 305.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Arthur Wartensleben Ewart|Arthur W. Ewart]], 4 December, 1906.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 305.</ref>
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*Captain [[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]], 9 August, 1910.
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*Captain [[William Edmund Goodenough]], December 1908.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]], 1 August, 1912.  
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*Captain [[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]], 9 August, 1910.{{CN}}
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*Captain [[Francis Spurstow Miller|Francis S. Miller]], 1913.
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*Captain [[Francis William Kennedy|Francis W. Kennedy]], 1 August, 1912. {{CN}}
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*Captain [[Francis Spurstow Miller|Francis S. Miller]], December 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Frederic Aubrey Whitehead]], November 1913.{{MackieRNW}}
 
*Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], 6 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 308.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]], 6 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 308.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard|Hugh L. P. Heard]], 3 July, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''o''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard|Hugh L. P. Heard]], 3 July, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''o''.</ref>
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*Captain [[George Le Clerc Egerton]],
 
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*Captain [[William Edmund Goodenough]],
 
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==
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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 2 minutes, 26 seconds.  The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}}
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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 2 minutes, 26 seconds.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:56, 16 October 2012

H.M.S. Duncan (1901)
Pendant Number: 43 (1914)
59 (Jan 1918)
N.53 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Thames Iron Works[2]
Ordered: 1898 Supplemental Programme[3]
Laid down: 10 Jul, 1899[4]
Launched: 21 Mar, 1901[5]
Commissioned: 3 Oct, 1903
Sold: 18 Feb, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped


Career

The Duncan was commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1903, by Captain Henry B. Jackson, for service on the Mediterranean Station.[7]

Duncan paid off on 10 April, 1917.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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 2 minutes, 26 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[18]

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. 37.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 October, 1903. Issue 37207, col B, p. 9.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 393g.
  9. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 October, 1903. Issue 37207, col B, p. 9.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 305.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 308.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393o.
  18. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

Bibliography


Duncan Class Pre-dreadnought
  Albemarle Cornwallis Duncan  
  Exmouth Montagu Russell  
<– London Class Battleships (UK) Triumph Class –>
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