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Completed to full crew at Portsmouth, 25 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 375.</ref> Initially attached to the {{UK-BS|1}} Captain [[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]] took command the next month. She was ordered to transfer to the {{UK-LCS|1}} on 1 July.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 376.</ref> [[William Edmund Goodenough]] would become captain almost at the same time as this transfer.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 375.</ref> | Completed to full crew at Portsmouth, 25 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 375.</ref> Initially attached to the {{UK-BS|1}} Captain [[Arthur Allan Morison Duff|Arthur A. M. Duff]] took command the next month. She was ordered to transfer to the {{UK-LCS|1}} on 1 July.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 376.</ref> [[William Edmund Goodenough]] would become captain almost at the same time as this transfer.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 375.</ref> | ||
| + | ===Battle of Jutland=== | ||
| + | ''Southampton'' was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|2}}, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Commodore [[William Edmund Goodenough]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} | ||
''Southampton'' recommissioned at Portsmouth on 20 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 865}} | ''Southampton'' recommissioned at Portsmouth on 20 May, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 865}} | ||
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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 5 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}} | In October 1914, the ship was to be given 5 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}} | ||
| − | ''Southampton'' was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} | + | A detailed report from the [[Battle of Jutland]] makes it clear that the ship had some form of a director at the time of the battle, though its use was as a resort for instances where the target could not be seen by the guns.<ref>Beatty Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (BTY 6/6), item 1, s</ref> |
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| + | One source, however, indicates that ''Southampton'' was only fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 17:43, 16 October 2013
| H.M.S. Southampton (1912) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 89 (1914) 9A (Jan 1918) 35 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid down: | 6 Apr, 1911[3] |
| Launched: | 16 May, 1912[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1912[5] |
| Sold: | |
Contents
Service
Completed to full crew at Portsmouth, 25 February, 1913.[6] Initially attached to the First Battle Squadron Captain Arthur A. M. Duff took command the next month. She was ordered to transfer to the First Light Cruiser Squadron on 1 July.[7] William Edmund Goodenough would become captain almost at the same time as this transfer.[8]
Battle of Jutland
Southampton was flagship of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Commodore William Edmund Goodenough.[9]
Southampton recommissioned at Portsmouth on 20 May, 1919.[10]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 5 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[11]
A detailed report from the Battle of Jutland makes it clear that the ship had some form of a director at the time of the battle, though its use was as a resort for instances where the target could not be seen by the guns.[12]
One source, however, indicates that Southampton was only fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 24 September, 1912.[14]
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, March, 1913.[15]
- Captain William Edmund Goodenough, 5 July, 1913,[16] and at the Battle of Jutland.[17]
- Captain Halton S. Lecky, December 1916.[18]
- Captain Basil V. Brooke, 15 February, 1917.[19]
- Captain Theodore John Hallett, 3 March, 1919.[20]
- Captain Wilfred Allan Egerton, October 1921.[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 375.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 865.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
- ↑ Beatty Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (BTY 6/6), item 1, s
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 376.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 375.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 909.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (December, 1920). p. 865.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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