H.M.S. Vulcan (1889)
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| 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 John Durnford, 17 November, 1890[9] – 1894[10][11]
- Captain Charles G. Robinson, 17 November, 1894[12]
- Captain Richard W. White, 19 November, 1897[13]
- Captain Henry B. Jackson, 9 December, 1899[14] – 14 January, 1902[15]
- Captain Charles J. Briggs, 12 December, 1901[16] – 18 December, 1903[17]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 18 December, 1903[18]
- Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, 4 April, 1905[19] (and as Captain (D))
- Captain Robert W. Johnson, 5 January, 1909[20][21] – 1 October, 1913[22] (and in command of Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 1 October, 1913[23] – 23 July, 1915[24] (and in command Seventh Submarine Flotilla)
- Acting Commander William R. D. Crowther, 25 July, 1915[25]
- Commander Richard F. White, 17 September, 1916[26][27] – 16 January, 1917[28] (for duty with Submarines and as Commander (S), Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Martin E. Nasmith, 7 February, 1917[29][30] – c. December, 1917[31] (and in command of Third Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Nicholas E. Archdale, December, 1917[32] – 31 December, 1918[33] (and in command of S/M Flotilla)
- Commander Charles S. Benning, November, 1919[34] – 31 December, 1920[35] (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander Robert H. T. Raikes, 1 January, 1921[36] – 11 December, 1922[37] (and as Commander (S) of the Periscope School)
- Captain Robert R. Turner, 1 December, 1922[38] – 31 December, 1924[39] (and as Captain (S), Portland Submarine Flotilla from 31 December, 1923)
- Captain John B. Glencross, 31 December, 1924[40] – 1 September, 1926[41] (and as Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Alexander B. Greig, 15 August, 1927[42] – 15 September, 1927[43] (temporary, and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Charles de Burgh, 14 January, 1928[44] – 26 March, 1929[45] (and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla and for duty Class I with submarines)
- Commander Hugh R. Marrack, 26 March, 1929[46] – 1 November, 1930[47] (and as Commander (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla and for duty Class I with submarines)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 268i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 312.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 682.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 168.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 395a.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399g.
- ↑ White Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/373. f. 422.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399d.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Greig Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ Greig Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
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).
