H.M.S. Gloucester (1909)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Gloucester (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 58 (1914) 68 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Laid down: | 15 Apr, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1909[4] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Briton Ferry[7] |
H.M.S. Gloucester fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport on 30 January, 1913 to become the flagship of Second-in-Command, Mediterranean.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Walter Henry Cowan, July 1910.[9]
- Captain Eustace La Trobe Leatham, 30 June, 1912.[10]
- Captain William Archibald Howard Kelly, 21 March, 1914.[11]
- Captain William Frederick Blunt, April 1916,[12] in command at the Battle of Jutland.[13]
- Captain John Ernest Troyte Harper, June 1916.[14]
- Captain Peter William Edward Hill, December 1916.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 320.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 320.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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