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A navigating party took her from Devonport to Birkenhead in November 1904, conducting a 24-hour full power trial en route.{{NMI|31 Oct. 1904, p. 10}}
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Assigned to the Channel Fleet, she left Portland for Sheerness on 30 November 1905 under the command of Commander [[Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard]].{{NMI|1 Dec. 1905, p. 11}}
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On 22 October 1906, she arrived at Chatham Dockyard under the command of [[Henry Blackett]], to refit and re-commission with a new crew.{{NMI|23 Oct. 1906, p. 11}}
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She left Cromarty on 29 July 1907.{{NMI|30 July 1907, p. 12}}
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She arrived at Chatham on 4 December 1907 for her annual refit.{{NMI|5 Dec. 1907, p. 5}}
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In mid-1913, ''Topaze'' was serving with Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 387}}
 
In mid-1913, ''Topaze'' was serving with Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 387}}
  
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles John Wintour|nick=Charles J. Wintour|appt=1 April, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|end=11 April, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|note=lent}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles John Wintour|nick=Charles J. Wintour|appt=1 April, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|end=11 April, 1913<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>|note=lent}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Piercy Leith|nick=George P. Leith|appt=14 April, 1913<ref>Leith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/437.|D7576629}} f. 439.</ref>{{NLAug13|p. 387}}|end=4 August, 1913<ref>Leith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/437.|D7576629}} f. 439.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Piercy Leith|nick=George P. Leith|appt=14 April, 1913<ref>Leith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/437.|D7576629}} f. 439.</ref>{{NLAug13|p. 387}}|end=4 August, 1913<ref>Leith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/437.|D7576629}} f. 439.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Johns Beckett Law|nick=William J. B. Law|appt=31 March, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 398''r''}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Bowden-Smith|nick=William Bowden-Smith|appt=15 July, 1913<ref>Bowden-Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/415.|}}  f. 461.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert John Anthony Throckmorton|nick=Herbert J. A. Throckmorton|appt=26 August, 1913{{NLFeb14|p. 384}}|end=31 March, 1914{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Johns Beckett Law|nick=William J. B. Law|appt=31 March, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 398''r''}}|end=5 May, 1915}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=5 May, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|end=14 May, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Henry Fox|nick=Cecil H. Fox|appt=5 May, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>|end=14 May, 1915<ref>Fox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/320.|D7576554}} f. 320.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Clifton Brown|nick=Francis C. Brown|appt=14 May, 1914<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>|end=16 May, 1915<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|7}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Clifton Brown|nick=Francis C. Brown|appt=14 May, 1914<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>|end=16 May, 1915<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/445.|D7602763}} f. 496.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|7}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|nick=Alexander R. W. Woods|appt=22 August, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 921}}|end=1919}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Riall Wadham Woods|nick=Alexander R. W. Woods|appt=22 August, 1916{{NLFeb19|p. 921}}|end=1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Dixon Longstaff|nick=Cuthbert D. Longstaff|appt=25 April, 1919{{NLOct19|p. 921}}|succBy=Command Disbanded}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Dixon Longstaff|nick=Cuthbert D. Longstaff|appt=25 April, 1919{{NLOct19|p. 921}}|end=21 November, 1919|succBy=Command Disbanded}}
 
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Topaze.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
 
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Topaze.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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Revision as of 18:14, 27 December 2019

H.M.S. Topaze (1903)
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: 6 Dec, 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

A navigating party took her from Devonport to Birkenhead in November 1904, conducting a 24-hour full power trial en route.[8]

Assigned to the Channel Fleet, she left Portland for Sheerness on 30 November 1905 under the command of Commander Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard.[9]

On 22 October 1906, she arrived at Chatham Dockyard under the command of Henry Blackett, to refit and re-commission with a new crew.[10]

She left Cromarty on 29 July 1907.[11]

She arrived at Chatham on 4 December 1907 for her annual refit.[12]

In mid-1913, Topaze was serving with Third Fleet.[13]

She paid off at Portsmouth on 7 October, 1919.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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.[45]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  5. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 386.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 31 Oct. 1904, p. 10.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Dec. 1905, p. 11.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 23 Oct. 1906, p. 11.
  11. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 30 July 1907, p. 12.
  12. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 Dec. 1907, p. 5.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 387.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 876.
  15. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
  16. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 15.
  17. Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
  18. Blackett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 479.
  19. Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 84.
  20. Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 444.
  21. Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
  22. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 386.
  23. Charlton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 282.
  24. Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
  25. Leake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 69.
  26. Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  27. Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
  28. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
  29. Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
  30. Silver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 46.
  31. Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  32. Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  33. Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  34. The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 387.
  35. Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  36. Bowden-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/415. f. 461.
  37. The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 384.
  38. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398r.
  39. Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  40. Fox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 320.
  41. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
  42. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/445. f. 496.
  43. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921.
  44. The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 921.
  45. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.

Bibliography


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