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Completed in 1903, '''H.M.S. ''Russell''''' was the first of six battleships of [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|her class]] to be commissioned.
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Completed in 1903, '''H.M.S. ''Russell''''' was the first of six battleships of [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|her class]] to be commissioned in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Career==
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==Service==
 
''Russell'' was launched at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 19 February, 1901, by Mrs. McLaren, wife of Charles McLaren, chairman of the Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 20 February, 1901.  Issue '''36383''', col F, p. 11.</ref>
 
''Russell'' was launched at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 19 February, 1901, by Mrs. McLaren, wife of Charles McLaren, chairman of the Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 20 February, 1901.  Issue '''36383''', col F, p. 11.</ref>
  
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''Russell'' commissioned at Chatham on 19 February, 1903, under Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve the [[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 20 February, 1903.  Issue '''37009''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
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''Russell'' commissioned at Chatham on 19 February, 1903, under Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve the {{UK-Canopus}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 20 February, 1903.  Issue '''37009''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
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She recommissioned at Sheerness on 13 August, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 369}}  She received a refit at Gibraltar and then proceeded to The Nore, arriving on 10 January, 1913.  Once there, the crew received twenty days combined Christmas and refitting leave.{{MoS|Saturday, Jan 11, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40106}}
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''Russell'' served in the {{UK-BS|4}} in 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 369}}  At the end of the year, she was serving as flagship to Rear-Admiral in the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]] at the Nore.{{AWO1913|722 of 12 Dec, 1913}}
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''Russell'' served in the [[Great War]] under the exclusive command of Captain [[William Bowden-Smith]] until she was sunk by a minefield laid by {{DE-U73}} off Malta in April, 1916.  The {{UK-Nasturtium|f=t}} and the hired yacht ''Aegusa'' would be sunk by the same minefield later in the same day.{{KindellROH2|pp. 193-4}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], 19 February, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 9 February, 1903.  Issue '''36999''', col E, p. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram]], April 1904.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=19 February, 1903<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 9 February, 1903.  Issue '''36999''', col E, p. 8.</ref><ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|end=6 April, 1904<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
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*Captain [[Robert Swinburne Lowry]], December 1905.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Raymond Pelly|nick=Francis R. Pelly|appt=7 April, 1904<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/221.|D7601615}} ff. 1021, 1027.</ref>|end=8 May, 1904<ref>Pelly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/221.|D7601615}} ff. 1021, 1027.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Frederick Alexander Warden]], November 1906.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|nick=Thomas H. Martyn Jerram|appt=18 April, 1904<ref>Jerram Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}  f. 65.</ref>{{NLNov05|p. 370}}|ass=8 May, 1904<ref>Jerram Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 692.</ref>|end=December, 1905{{INF}}}}
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*Captain [[Arthur David Ricardo|Arthur D. Ricardo]], 10 August, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 370.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Swinburne Lowry|nick=Robert S. Lowry|appt=6 December, 1905<ref>Lowry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 800.</ref>|end=16 November, 1906<ref>Lowry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 800.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[William Fane De Salis]], July 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Alexander Warden|nick=Frederick A. Warden|appt=16 November, 1906<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>|ass=16 November, 1906<ref>Warden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>|end=10 August, 1907<ref>Warden Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/604.}} f. 1377.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[George Walter Smith|George W. Smith]], 3 March, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 February, 1913.  Issue '''40141''', col D, p. 4.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=10 August, 1907<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 370}}|end=29 July, 1909<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|Herbert A. S. Fyler]], 5 March, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 21 February, 1913.  Issue '''40141''', col D, p. 4.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=31 July, 1909<ref>De Salis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>|end=20 February, 1911<ref>De Salis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>}}
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*Captain [[William Bowden Smith]], 5 December, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 378''a''.</ref> This may be "Bowden-Smith".
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Nicholson|nick=Stuart Nicholson|appt=11 February, 1911<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 291.</ref>|end=27 March, 1911<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Walter Smith|nick=George W. Smith|appt=3 March, 1911<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 312.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 370}}|ass=27 March, 1911<ref>Date on which his predecessor left. Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 291.</ref>|end=20 March, 1913<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 312.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|nick=Herbert A. S. Fyler|appt=20 March, 1913<ref>Fyler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/155.|D7602098}} f. 182.</ref>|end=5 December, 1913<ref>Fyler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/155.|D7602098}}  f. 182.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Bowden-Smith|nick=William Bowden-Smith|appt=5 December, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 397''t''}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|end=27 April, 1916{{HepperLosses|p. 58}}|note=ship lost under his command}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 4 January 2019

H.M.S. Russell (1901)
Pendant Number: 23 (1914)[1]
Builder: Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company[2]
Ordered: 1898 Supplemental Programme[3]
Laid down: 11 Mar, 1899[4]
Launched: 19 Feb, 1901[5]
Completed: Feb, 1903[6]
Commissioned: 19 Feb, 1903[7]
Mined: 27 Apr, 1916[8]
Fate: off Malta[9]

Completed in 1903, H.M.S. Russell was the first of six battleships of her class to be commissioned in the Royal Navy.

Service

Russell was launched at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 19 February, 1901, by Mrs. McLaren, wife of Charles McLaren, chairman of the Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company.[10]

Russell commissioned at Chatham on 19 February, 1903, under Captain Alfred L. Winsloe, to relieve the Canopus in the Mediterranean.[11]

She recommissioned at Sheerness on 13 August, 1912.[12] She received a refit at Gibraltar and then proceeded to The Nore, arriving on 10 January, 1913. Once there, the crew received twenty days combined Christmas and refitting leave.[13]

Russell served in the Fourth Battle Squadron in 1913.[14] At the end of the year, she was serving as flagship to Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleets at the Nore.[15]

Russell served in the Great War under the exclusive command of Captain William Bowden-Smith until she was sunk by a minefield laid by U 73 off Malta in April, 1916. The sweeping sloop Nasturtium and the hired yacht Aegusa would be sunk by the same minefield later in the same day.[16]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 20 February, 1901. Issue 36383, col F, p. 11.
  6. ↑ Burt. British Battleships: 1889-1904. p. 232.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 February, 1903. Issue 37009, col D, p. 8.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  9. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 20 February, 1901. Issue 36383, col F, p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 February, 1903. Issue 37009, col D, p. 8.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 369.
  13. ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 11, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40106.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 369.
  15. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 722 of 12 Dec, 1913.
  16. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 193-4.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 9 February, 1903. Issue 36999, col E, p. 8.
  18. ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  19. ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
  20. ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.
  21. ↑ Pelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/221. ff. 1021, 1027.
  22. ↑ Jerram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 65.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 370.
  24. ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
  25. ↑ Lowry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 800.
  26. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  27. ↑ Warden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/604. f. 1377.
  28. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 370.
  30. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  31. ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
  32. ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
  33. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
  34. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 291.
  35. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 312.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 370.
  37. ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 312.
  38. ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  39. ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/155. f. 182.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397t.
  41. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 58.

Bibliography


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