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| + | {{CaptRN}} [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Edmund P. F. G. Grant]] was in command at the start of war.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}} | ||
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===Jutland=== | ===Jutland=== | ||
:{{Main|H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland}} | :{{Main|H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland}} | ||
| − | + | ''Marlborough'' was under the command of [[George Parish Ross|George P. Ross]]. She fired by director controlled from fore top{{UKJutlandOD|p. 70}} until torpedoed and eventually forced to abandon the line to dash home, she was back with the fleet by 31 July.<ref>[[Account_of_Morgan_Singer_of_the_Great_War]]</ref> | |
===Post-War=== | ===Post-War=== | ||
| − | ''Marlborough'' paid off to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 1 November, 1920 for a major refit, for which £211,097 was voted in the 1921 Naval Estimates. During her refit she was manned by a care-and-maintenance party under Commander [[Harry Bingham Jermain|Harry B. Jermain]] | + | ''Marlborough'' paid off to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 1 November, 1920 for a major refit, for which £211,097 was voted in the 1921 Naval Estimates. During her refit she was manned by a care-and-maintenance party under Commander [[Harry Bingham Jermain|Harry B. Jermain]].{{NLDec20|p. 808}} |
In 1924, in competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at 57, 57, 99 and 271 seconds.{{ARTS1927|p. 54}} | In 1924, in competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at 57, 57, 99 and 271 seconds.{{ARTS1927|p. 54}} | ||
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Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | * {{CaptRN}} [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Edmund P. F. G. Grant]], 25 May, 1914,<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 461.</ref> | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Edmund P. F. G. Grant]], 25 May, 1914,<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 461.</ref> |
* Captain [[George Parish Ross]], 2 September, 1914.<ref>Ross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}. f. 46.</ref> | * Captain [[George Parish Ross]], 2 September, 1914.<ref>Ross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}. f. 46.</ref> | ||
* Captain [[Edward Buxton Kiddle|Edward B. Kiddle]], 11 February, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1917). p. 395''o''.</ref> | * Captain [[Edward Buxton Kiddle|Edward B. Kiddle]], 11 February, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1917). p. 395''o''.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 5 May 2014
| H.M.S. Marlborough (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 79 (Aug 1914) 85 (Jan 1918) 66 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1911 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1912[4] |
| Launched: | 24 Oct, 1912[5] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Jun, 1914 |
| Sold: | 27 Jun, 1932[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Contents
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 192, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[7]
Habitability
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[8]
Alterations
In 1913, Marlborough was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director along the lines of that developed in Neptune. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.[9] Her class received their directors after King George V received hers, and likely to a similar design, placing the light aloft tower atop the spotting top.[10]
Her secondary battery directors were installed sometime in 1917.[11]
Service
Captain Edmund P. F. G. Grant was in command at the start of war.[12]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland
Marlborough was under the command of George P. Ross. She fired by director controlled from fore top[13] until torpedoed and eventually forced to abandon the line to dash home, she was back with the fleet by 31 July.[14]
Post-War
Marlborough paid off to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 1 November, 1920 for a major refit, for which £211,097 was voted in the 1921 Naval Estimates. During her refit she was manned by a care-and-maintenance party under Commander Harry B. Jermain.[15]
In 1924, in competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at 57, 57, 99 and 271 seconds.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund P. F. G. Grant, 25 May, 1914,[17]
- Captain George Parish Ross, 2 September, 1914.[18]
- Captain Edward B. Kiddle, 11 February, 1917.[19]
- Captain Charles D. Johnson, 25 October, 1918.[20]
- Captain Henry Ralph Crooke, March, 1922.[21]
- Captain Hugh Justin Tweedie, July, 1922.[22]
- Captain William Douglas Paton, August, 1923.[23]
- Captain Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton, February, 1925.[24]
- Captain Raymond Fitzmaurice, 1926.[25]
- Captain Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, April, 1926.[26]
- Captain Frederick Charles Fisher, April, 1927.[27]
- Captain Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, May, 1928.[28]
- Captain Charles D. Burke, November, 1928.[29]
- Captain John C. Hodgson, November, 1929.[30]
- Captain George Francis Hyde, 1930.[Citation needed]
- Captain Thomas Norman James, .[Citation needed]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Letter in D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library, DEY/27
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 16.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 70.
- ↑ Account_of_Morgan_Singer_of_the_Great_War
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 808.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1927. p. 54.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Ross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 395o.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 842.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Corbett, Sir Julian S. (1920). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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