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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | In 1920 ''Terrible'' replaced ''Hindostan'', 80, as ''Fisgard III'', part of the establishment at Portsmouth for training engine room artficers apprentices. | + | In early 1913, operating with Third Fleet. In July, ordered to Pembroke Dock.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 384.</ref> |
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| + | In 1920, ''Terrible'' replaced ''Hindostan'', 80, as ''Fisgard III'', part of the establishment at Portsmouth for training engine room artficers apprentices. | ||
==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
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*Captain [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson]], February 1911.{{MackieRNW}} | *Captain [[Joseph Ridgway Bridson]], February 1911.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
*Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], 18 March, 1912. (And for charge of group of ships of Fourth Division, Home Fleet.)<ref>Yelverton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 135.</ref> | *Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], 18 March, 1912. (And for charge of group of ships of Fourth Division, Home Fleet.)<ref>Yelverton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 135.</ref> | ||
| + | * Captain [[Spencer Allen Hickley]], 10 June, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 384.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell]], 6 December, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 381.</ref> | *Captain [[Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell]], 6 December, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 381.</ref> | ||
*Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall]], almost surely after 1913.{{INF}} | *Captain [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall]], almost surely after 1913.{{INF}} | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 16 July 2013
| H.M.S. Terrible (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.70 (1914) P.A9 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thomson, Clydebank[2] |
| Laid down: | 1894[3] |
| Launched: | 27 May, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | 24 Mar, 1898[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1932[6] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[7] |
Service
In early 1913, operating with Third Fleet. In July, ordered to Pembroke Dock.[8]
In 1920, Terrible replaced Hindostan, 80, as Fisgard III, part of the establishment at Portsmouth for training engine room artficers apprentices.
Torpedoes
In October 1898, the ship became one of the first in the Royal Navy to receive torpedoes fitted for gyroscopes, drawn from the Portsmouth Depot. Though there were three torpedoes, only two gyros were initially supplied:[9]
- two 18-in Mark IV torpedoes, H.B. type
- one 14-in Mark IX torpedo, S.L. type
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilmot Hawkesworth Fawkes, 1 July, 1896.[10][Citation needed]
- Captain Charles Grey Robinson, March 1898.[11]
- Captain Percy Scott, September, 1899.[Citation needed]
- Captain Arthur T. Stuart, January 1905.[12]
- Captain Henry Hervey Campbell, May 1905.[13]
- Captain George Alexander Ballard, 3 July 1906.[14]
- Captain Richard Harbord-Hamond, 20 July, 1907.[15]
- Captain Joseph Ridgway Bridson, February 1911.[16]
- Captain Bentinck J. D. Yelverton, 18 March, 1912. (And for charge of group of ships of Fourth Division, Home Fleet.)[17]
- Captain Spencer Allen Hickley, 10 June, 1913.[18]
- Captain Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell, 6 December, 1913.[19]
- Captain Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, almost surely after 1913.[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 67.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 39.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 384.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898. p. 42.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25604. p. 3189. 2 July, 1886. Citation may be incorrect.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Possibly mentioned in "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 23 July, 1906. Issue 38079, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 August, 1907. Issue 38400, col E, p. 5.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Yelverton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 135.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 381.
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).
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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