H.M.S. Leviathan (1901)
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| 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 |
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain The Honourable Walter G. Stopford, 16 June, 1903.[7]
- Captain Francis G. Kirby, 11 January, 1904.[8]
- Captain Robert Francis Boyle, 26 June 1905.26 June, 1905.[9]
- Captain Henry Holland Torlesse, December 1906.[10]
- Captain William Osbert Boothby, October 1907.[11]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 31 March, 1908.[12]
- Captain Henry Montagu Doughty, 4 January, 1909[13]
- Captain Charles William Keighly-Peach, 15 March, 1909 (temporarily).[14]
- Captain Arthur Lindesay Cay, April 1909.[15]
- Captain Eric Percy Coventry Back, February 1911.[16]
- Captain Marcus Rowley Hill, July 1914.[17]
- Captain Alexander Lowndes, August 1916.[18]
- Captain Francis Murray Austin, February 1918.[19]
- Captain Bertram Sutton Evans, April 1918.[20]
- Captain Frank Powell, December 1918.[21]
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.[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 17 June, 1903. Issue 37109, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1904. Issue 37280, col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 3 July, 1905. Issue 37749, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 340.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 December, 1908. Issue 38818, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 March, 1909. Issue 38907, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
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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