H.M.S. Vulcan (1889)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Vulcan (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.70 (1914) N.4A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 18 Jun, 1888[3] |
| Launched: | 13 Jun, 1889[4] |
| Sold: | Sep, 1955[5] |
H.M.S. Vulcan was completed as a second-class torpedo boat carrier, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War.
Service
Vulcan converted to a depot ship in 1908-09.[Citation needed] She was commissioned in that role at Chatham on 5 January, 1909.[6]
In mid-1913, she was in Dundee supporting a the "C" class submarines of the Seventh Submarine Flotilla.[7]
She continued serving with the Seventh Submarine Flotilla 1914-16, then for various flotillas at Humber, Berehaven and Blyth.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Henry B. Jackson, 9 December, 1899[9] – 14 January, 1902[10]
- Captain Robert W. Johnson, 5 January, 1909[11]
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 1 October, 1913[12] – 23 July, 1915[13] (and in command Seventh Submarine Flotilla)
- Acting Commander William R. D. Crowther, 25 July, 1915[14]
- Commander Richard F. White, 17 September, 1916[15] (for duty with Submarines)
- Captain Martin E. Nasmith, 7 February, 1917[16] (and in command of S/M Flotilla)
- Commander Nicholas E. Archdale, December, 1917[17] (and in command of S/M Flotilla)
- Commander Robert H. T. Raikes, December, 1920[18] (and as Commander (S))
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 106.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 292.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399d.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 896.
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).
