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|comm=8 Jun, 1897<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
 
|fatedate=9 May, 1921{{DittColl|p. 29}}
 
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|order=1893{{Conways1860|p. 34}}
 
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|pend=D.42 (1914)<br>P.01 (Sep 1915)<br>P.6A (1918){{DittColl|p. 29}}
 
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'''H.M.S. ''Mars''''' was a British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In 1910, ''Mars'' was the best gunnery ship of the 27 tested in the [[Home Fleet]]'s Third Division (and cruisers), scoring 72.62 &ndash; well ahead of the average 46.195.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref>
 
In 1910, ''Mars'' was the best gunnery ship of the 27 tested in the [[Home Fleet]]'s Third Division (and cruisers), scoring 72.62 &ndash; well ahead of the average 46.195.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p. 4.</ref>
  
She recommissioned at Devonport on 2 January 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 344.</ref>
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She recommissioned at Devonport on 2 January 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 344}}
  
 
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th.  Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Albion}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}
 
In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th.  Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Albion}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}
  
 
''Mars'' paid off at Invergordon on 7 July, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 809}}
 
''Mars'' paid off at Invergordon on 7 July, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 809}}
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In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £10.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
  
 
==Radio==
 
==Radio==
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Reginald F. H. Henderson]], 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Mars''">
*Captain [[Francis Powell]], 5 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 December, 1897.  Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|nick=Reginald F. H. Henderson|appt=8 June, 1897<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|end=5 January, 1898<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
*Captain [[Henry John May|Henry J. May]], 5 January, 1899.<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 858.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Powell|nick=Francis Powell|appt=5 January, 1898<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/243.|D7578942}} f. 1052.</ref>{{NLOct98|p. 270}}<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 20 December, 1897.  Issue '''35391''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|end=5 January, 1899<ref>Powell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/243.|D7578942}} f. 1052.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Henry Deacon Barry|Henry D. Barry]], September 1900.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry John May|nick=Henry J. May|appt=5 January, 1899<ref>May Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 858.</ref>|end=18 September, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 278}}<ref>May Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 858.</ref>}}
*Captain [[George Neville]], September 1902.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Deacon Barry|nick=Henry D. Barry|appt=18 September, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 279}}|end=1902|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
*Captain [[John Locke Marx|John L. Marx]], October 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Neville|nick=George Neville|appt=11 December, 1902<ref>Neville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 936.</ref>|end=12 October, 1904<ref>Neville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 936.</ref>}}
*Captain [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]], 12 October, 1904.<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=12 October, 1904<ref>Marx Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 856.</ref><ref>Day of month taken from predecessor.  Neville Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 936.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Henry Loftus Tottenham|Henry L. Tottenham]], March 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|nick=David Beatty|appt=12 October, 1904<ref>Beatty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 156.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Francis George Eyre|Francis G. Eyre]], 1 July, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 344.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Loftus Tottenham|nick=Henry L. Tottenham|appt=20 March, 1906<ref>Tottenham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 623.</ref>|end=30 June, 1907<ref>Tottenham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 623.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Thomas Legge Barnardiston|Thomas L. Barnardiston]], March 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis George Eyre|nick=Francis G. Eyre|appt=1 July, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 344}}|end=19 March, 1909<ref>Eyre Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 140.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|Frank E. C. Ryan]], 31 May, 1910.<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Legge Barnardiston|nick=Thomas L. Barnardiston|appt=19 March, 1909<ref>Barnardiston Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 414.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 344}}|end=30 May, 1910<ref>Barnardiston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 414.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|Richard M. Harbord]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914)p. 355.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frank Edward Cavendish Ryan|nick=Frank E. C. Ryan|appt=31 May, 1910<ref>Ryan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 343}}|end=1 January, 1912<ref>Ryan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 339.</ref>}}
*Captain [[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]], 7 September, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 396.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Bertram Finch Dawson|nick=Arthur B. F. Dawson|appt=9 January, 1912<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/67.|D8112199}} f. 73.</ref>|end=5 July, 1912<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/67.|D8112199}} f. 73.</ref>}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles Bradkirk Dickson|Charles B. Dickson]], 11 December, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 843}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|nick=Cunningham R. de C. Foot|appt=2 July, 1912<ref>Foot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 218.</ref>|end=}}
*Captain [[Alexander Farrington]], February 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Walter Campbell Strickland|nick=Charles W. C. Strickland|appt=7 December, 1912<ref>Strickland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/291.|D7602598}} f. ?.</ref>|end=24 August, 1913<ref>Strickland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/291.|D7602598}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Willcox Osburn|nick=Henry W. Osburn|appt=2 September, 1913<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|end=9 February, 1914<ref>Osburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/460.|D7602778}} f. 513.</ref>|note=for passage to Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Tristan Dannreuther|nick=Tristan Dannreuther|appt=9 February, 1914<ref>Dannreuther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/245.|D7602578}} f. 270.</ref>{{NLJul14|p. 345}}|end=20 February, 1915<ref>Dannreuther Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/245.|D7602578}} f. 270.</ref>|note=was this really a command?}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, Tenth Baron Suffield|nick=Richard M. Harbord|appt=1 August, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 355}}|end=17 February, 1915<ref>Harbord-Hamond Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|note=apparently followed by time out of service}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|nick=Charles E. W. Pyddoke|appt=7 September, 1915<ref>Pyddoke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/393.|D7602712}} f. 434.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 396}}|end=6 March, 1916<ref>Pyddoke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/393.|D7602712}} f. 434.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNVR}}|name=Francis Vernon Wilson|nick=Francis V. Wilson|appt=15 September, 1916{{NLOct16|p. 396''aa''}}|end=7 October, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}} (emergency)|name=Francis Simon Rising|nick=Francis S. Rising|appt=7 October, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''aa''}}|end=16 July, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Henry Eilbeck Hillman|nick=Henry E. Hillman|appt=16 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 396''o''}}|end=11 December, 1918|note=and for ''Abkar'' and ''Algiers''}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Bradkirk Dickson|nick=Charles B. Dickson|appt=11 December, 1918{{NLJun19|p. 843}}|end=20 September, 1920|note=and for ''Akbar'' and ''Algiers''}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 09:42, 1 January 2020

H.M.S. Mars (1896)
Pendant Number: D.42 (1914)
P.01 (Sep 1915)
P.6A (1918)[1]
Builder: Laird, Birkenhead[2]
Ordered: 1893[3]
Laid down: 2 Jun, 1894[4]
Launched: 30 Mar, 1896[5]
Completed: Jun, 1897[6]
Commissioned: 8 Jun, 1897[7]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[8]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Mars was a British battleship of the Majestic class, launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921.

Service

Mars commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 June, 1897, Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson in command.[9]

In 1910, Mars was the best gunnery ship of the 27 tested in the Home Fleet's Third Division (and cruisers), scoring 72.62 – well ahead of the average 46.195.[10]

She recommissioned at Devonport on 2 January 1912.[11]

In mid-July, 1914, the ship was ordered to take up station in the Humber as part of a force of four Majestic class battleships and two Cressy class cruisers being sent there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to Albion.[12]

Mars paid off at Invergordon on 7 July, 1920.[13]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £10. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[14]

Radio

As of 1901, while serving in the Channel Squadron, she had or was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[15]

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 4 minutes, 20 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  6. Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 147.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  9. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  10. The National Archives. ADM 1/8328, p. 4.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 344.
  12. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 140 of 17 July 1914.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 809.
  14. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  15. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
  16. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
  17. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  18. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  19. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  20. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/243. f. 1052.
  21. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 270.
  22. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
  23. Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/243. f. 1052.
  24. May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 278.
  26. May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 858.
  27. The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 279.
  28. Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 936.
  29. Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 936.
  30. Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 856.
  31. Day of month taken from predecessor. Neville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 936.
  32. Beatty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 156.
  33. Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
  34. Tottenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 623.
  35. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 344.
  36. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
  37. Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
  38. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 344.
  39. Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
  40. Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  41. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 343.
  42. Ryan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 339.
  43. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
  44. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
  45. Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
  46. Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. ?.
  47. Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. ?.
  48. Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  49. Osburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/460. f. 513.
  50. Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/245. f. 270.
  51. The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 345.
  52. Dannreuther Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/245. f. 270.
  53. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 355.
  54. Harbord-Hamond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. Unnumbered folio.
  55. Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
  56. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
  57. Pyddoke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/393. f. 434.
  58. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396aa.
  59. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396aa.
  60. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396o.
  61. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 843.

Bibliography


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