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Revision as of 13:22, 1 March 2015

H.M.S. Leviathan (1901)
Pendant Number: P.28 (1914)
P.73 (Sep 1915)
P.1A (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: John Brown, Clydebank
Ordered: 1898-99 Programme[2]
Laid down: 30 Nov, 1899[3]
Launched: 3 Jul, 1901[4]
Commissioned: 16 Jun, 1903[5]
Sold: 3 Mar, 1920[6]
Fate: Scrapped

Service

In June, 1906, she was flagship for the Third Cruiser Squadron,[7] flying the flag of Rear-Admiral nick=Sir Hedworth Lambton.

Leviathan was designated as flagship of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on 20 April, 1909. Rear-Admiral Arthur Murray Farquhar's hoisted his flag in her five days later.[8]

In December, 1912, she was part of the Sixth Cruiser Squadron.

In December, 1914, she was flagship of the First Cruiser Squadron.[9]

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 6 minutes, 40 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[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. 69.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). pp. 268-9.
  8. ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 444.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 9.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 June, 1903. Issue 37109, col D, p. 13.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1904. Issue 37280, col E, p. 5.
  13. ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  14. ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  15. ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
  16. ↑ Cradock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 89.
  17. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
  18. ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 673.
  19. ↑ Prendergast Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 242.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 340.
  23. ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
  24. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1908. Issue 38818, col E, p. 6.
  25. ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 141.
  26. ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
  27. ↑ Keighly-Peach Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 345.
  28. ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
  29. ↑ Cay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 66.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 54.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
  33. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
  35. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 831.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 831.

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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