H.M.S. Minerva (1895)
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| H.M.S. Minerva (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.32 (1914) P.1A (Sep 1915) P.7A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Dec, 1893[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Sep, 1895[5] |
| Commissioned: | 4 Feb, 1897[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Oct, 1920[7] |
| Fate: | to Auten Ltd.[8] |
H.M.S. Minerva was commissioned in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In mid-1913, Minerva was acting as flagship of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, a patrol flotilla.[9]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1918.[10]
Radio
In 1901 while assigned to the Cruiser Squadron, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John Ferris, 4 February, 1897[12] – 15 July, 1897[13]
- Captain Henry C. A. Baynes, 11 July, 1899[14] – 30 September, 1899[15] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Frederick O. Pike, 31 October, 1899[16] – 2 October, 1900[17]
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, 25 September, 1900[18] – 17 October, 1902[19]
- Captain Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 17 October, 1902[20] – 10 November, 1903[21]
- Captain Arthur W. Waymouth, 9 June, 1904[22] – 10 September, 1906[23]
- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, 11 September, 1906[24] – 11 September, 1908[25]
- Captain Drury St. A. Wake, 11 September, 1908[26][27] – 17 October, 1910[28]
- Captain E. Hyde Parker, 18 October, 1910[29] – 29 May, 1912[30]
- Commander Bertram S. Evans, 11 July, 1912[31][32] – 1 August, 1912[33]
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 1 August, 1912[34] – 8 August, 1912[35] (temporary, and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Charles D. Johnson, 10 December, 1912[36][37] – 29 August, 1913[38] (and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Percival H. Warleigh, 4 August, 1914[39] – 6 July, 1915[40][41]
- Captain Francis H. M. Jackson, 8 July, 1915[42] – 16 June, 1916 (invalided with gastritis)
- Captain Cecil D. S. Raikes, 20 June, 1916[43][44] – 6 November, 1918[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 112.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Ferris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 448.
- ↑ Baynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. ff. 32, 57.
- ↑ Baynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/72. ff. 32, 57.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 229.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 40.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 40.
- ↑ Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 455.
- ↑ Waymouth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 455.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 345.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/266. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 344.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/266. f. 296.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 344.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ Warleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. f. 369.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 846.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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