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Revision as of 10:06, 4 November 2015
| H.M.S. Topaze (1903) | |
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| Pendant Number: | P.29 (1914) P.2A (Sep 1915) P.1C (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Aug, 1902[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Jul, 1903[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1904[5] |
| Sold: | 22 Sep, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Cohen[7] |
H.M.S. Topaze was the first of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
In mid-1913, Topaze was serving with Third Fleet.[8]
She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Vivian H. G. Bernard, 6 December, 1904[10] – 3 September, 1906[11]
- Commander Henry Blackett, 3 September, 1906[12] – 20 January, 1908[13]
- Captain Lewis Bayly, 20 January, 1908[14] – 26 November, 1908[15]
- Captain Edward F. B. Charlton, 27 November, 1908[16] – 27 July, 1909[17]
- Commander Francis M. Leake, 27 July, 1909[18] – 10 August, 1909[19]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 10 August, 1909[20] – 5 August, 1910[21] (and as Captain (D) of Portsmouth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Mortimer L'E. Silver, 2 August, 1910[22][23] – 31 July, 1912[24] (and as Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander George P. Leith, 14 April, 1913[25]
- Commander William J. B. Law, 31 March, 1914[26]
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, 22 August, 1916[27]
- Commander Cuthbert D. Longstaff, 25 April, 1919[28]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
- ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
- ↑ Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 84.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 444.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
Bibliography
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