H.M.S. Montagu (1901)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Montagu | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 23 November, 1899 |
| Launched: | 5 March, 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 27 July, 1903 |
| Wrecked: | 30 May, 1906 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in situ |
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Career
Montagu (apparently) commissioned at Devonport on Monday, 27 July, 1903 under the command of Captain John Denison, for service on the Mediterranean Station.[1]
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 undertook two trials and achieved times of 11 minutes and 8:17. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 July, 1903. Issue 37146, col B, pg. 6.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
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