H.M.S. Rosario (1898)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Rosario (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | unknown[1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1898[3] |
| Sold: | 11 Nov, 1921[4] |
H.M.S. Rosario was completed as a sloop, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War.
Service
Rosario converted to a depot ship in 1910.[5]
She served with submarines based in Hong Kong during the war.[6]
Armament
- four 3-pdr[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Nicholas E. Archdale, 24 April, 1911.[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Francis A. N. Cromie, 5 November, 1913.[9]
- Flag Captain Frederic C. Fisher, 30 July, 1917.[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 857.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
