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==Service==
 
==Service==
Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref>
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On 3 February, 1911, she collided with the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} while operating with the {{UK-CS|6}}.  It was determined that Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble]] was at fault.<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 507.</ref>
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Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lancaster''">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of {{UK-Lancaster|f=p}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=5 April, 1904<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. p. 1384.  Perhaps!</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet|nick=Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.|appt=5 April, 1904<ref>Warrender Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1384.</ref>|end=1 March, 1905<ref>Warrender Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1384.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=March, 1905{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=2 March, 1905<ref>Tottenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 623.</ref>|end=19 March, 1906|note=the for first 23 days, on passage}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Leopold Heath|nick=Herbert L. Heath|appt=March, 1906{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Leopold Heath|nick=Herbert L. Heath|appt=20 March, 1906<ref>Heath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 200.</ref>|end=6 April, 1908<ref>Heath Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 200.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=7 April, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 338}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sydney Robert Fremantle|nick=Sydney R. Fremantle|appt=7 April, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 338}}|end=1 January, 1910<ref>Fremantle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 473.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|nick=Hugh H. D. Tothill|appt=1 January, 1910<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|nick=Hugh H. D. Tothill|appt=1 January, 1910<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 338}}|end=4 November, 1912<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Warren Hastings D'Oyly|nick=Warren H. D'Oyly|appt=5 November, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 336}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Warren Hastings D'Oyly|nick=Warren H. D'Oyly|appt=5 November, 1912<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 395''j''}}|end=29 July, 1915<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=10 February, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''t''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Roderick Segrave|nick=John R. Segrave|appt=10 February, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 395''t''}}<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>|end=17 August, 1917<ref>Segrave Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 226.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=17 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''y''}}|note=as {{Com2RN}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Howard Colomb|nick=Philip H. Colomb|appt=17 August, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''y''}}|end=|note=as {{Com2RN}}, and as "Rear Admiral, Pacific"}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Leslie Gresson|nick=Arthur L. Gresson|appt=17 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 827}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Leslie Gresson|nick=Arthur L. Gresson|appt=May, 1918|end=August, 1919}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Lancaster.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 6 April 2018

H.M.S. Lancaster (1902)
Pendant Number: 71 (1914)
78 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2]
Ordered: 1900-01 Programme[3]
Laid down: 4 Mar, 1901[4]
Launched: 22 Mar, 1902[5]
Commissioned: 5 Apr, 1904[6]
Sold: 3 Mar, 1920[7]
Fate: to Ward[8]

H.M.S. Lancaster was one of ten armoured cruisers of the Monmouth Class completed between 1903 and 1904.

Service

On 3 February, 1911, she collided with the armoured cruiser Aboukir while operating with the Sixth Cruiser Squadron. It was determined that Rear-Admiral Douglas Austin Gamble was at fault.[9]

Recommissioned at Sheerness on 5 November, 1912 for service with the Second Fleet.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 70.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  9. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 507.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 338.
  11. Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
  12. Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
  13. Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
  14. Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  15. Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  16. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 338.
  17. Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
  18. Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  19. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 338.
  20. Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  21. D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
  22. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395j.
  23. D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
  24. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395t.
  25. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  26. Segrave Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 226.
  27. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394y.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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