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| H.M.S. Roberts (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | M.08 (1914) M.04 (Sep 1915) M.1A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 Dec, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 15 Apr, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | 1936[6] |
H.M.S. Roberts was one of six Abercrombie class monitors completed for use in the Great War. There was a second, similar monitor built during World War II.
Service
Roberts was paid off 26 May, 1919.[7]
The monitor was put up for disposal in December, 1931.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert N. Garnett, April, 1915[9][10] – May, 1916[11]
- Captain Argentine H. Alington, May, 1916[12] – 28 August, 1916[13]
- Commander Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 28 August, 1916[14] – May, 1917[15]
- Commander Frederick V. Williamson, 21 May, 1917[16] – 20 January, 1918
- Commander Wilfred A. Thompson, 22 January, 1918[17] – 12 August, 1918[18]
- Commander (N) Winstanley R. C. Moorsom, 31 August, 1918 – 30 September, 1918
- Captain Bolton M. Eyres-Monsell, 30 September, 1918 – 17 December, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn J. J. Southby, 2 January, 1919[19] – August, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 856.
- ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 4 December, 1931. Issue 45997, col D, p. 24.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397k.
- ↑ Garnett Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/90. f. 100.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/70. f. 70.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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