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| − | '''H.M.S. ''Forth''''' was one of | + | '''H.M.S. ''Forth''''' was one of four second class protected cruisers of the [[Mersey Class Cruiser (1885)|''Mersey'' class]]. |
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| + | She completed conversion to a sea-going submarine depot ship in August 1904.{{DittColl|p. 293}} | ||
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| + | * {{CommRN}} [[Wilfrid Tomkinson]], 12 January, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 316.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| H.M.S. Forth (1886) | |
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| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Dec, 1884[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Oct, 1886[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1889[4] |
| Sold: | |
H.M.S. Forth was one of four second class protected cruisers of the Mersey class.
She completed conversion to a sea-going submarine depot ship in August 1904.[5]
Career
In July 1914, she was attached to the Third Submarine Flotilla for the Test Mobilisation.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Wilfrid Tomkinson, 12 January, 1912.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 316.
Bibliography
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