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| − | |builder=[[Austin]]{{DittColl|p. 293}} | + | |launch=1900 |
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | ''Aquarius'' completed conversion into a depot ship in June | + | ''Aquarius'' completed conversion into a depot ship in 1907, commissioning on 11 June. By mid-1911 she was working with the {{UK-DF|3}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul11|p. 279}} She served the {{UK-DF|8}} in the Forth in 1914-15, becoming the first ship to berth in the newly-constructed [[Rosyth Dockyard]] on 2 October, 1914.{{UKTH47|p. 3}} |
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| + | She was a submarine depot ship in the Mediterranean in 1915. She finished the war as a water carrier and depot ship in the Mediterranean,{{DittColl|p. 293}} paying off at Chatham on 17 February, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 727}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Montague George Philpott|nick=Montague G. Philpott|appt=11 June, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 278}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Montague George Philpott|nick=Montague G. Philpott|appt=11 June, 1907<ref>Philpott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/122.|}} f. 124.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 278}}|end=5 November, 1909<ref>Philpott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/122.|}} f. 124.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Hamilton-Bate|nick=Ernest Hamilton-Bate|appt=6 November, 1909<ref>Hamilton-Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/149.|D7570536}} f. 152.</ref> | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Ernest Hamilton-Bate|nick=Ernest Hamilton-Bate|appt=6 November, 1909{{NLJul11|p. 279}}<ref>Hamilton-Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/149.|D7570536}} f. 152.</ref>|end=18 December, 1911<ref>Hamilton-Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/149.|D7570536}} f. 152.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Kiddle|nick=John Kiddle|appt=19 December, 1911<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/207.|D7602993}} f. 236.</ref>|end=22 December, 1911<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/207.|D7602993}} f. 236.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Kiddle|nick=John Kiddle|appt=19 December, 1911<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/207.|D7602993}} f. 236.</ref>|end=22 December, 1911<ref>Kiddle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/207.|D7602993}} f. 236.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bertram Owen Frederick Phibbs|nick=Bertram O. F. Phibbs|appt=10 January, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 278}}|end=6 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Bertram Owen Frederick Phibbs|nick=Bertram O. F. Phibbs|appt=10 January, 1912{{NLAug12|p. 278}}|end=6 March, 1913}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Hewlett-Cooper|nick=Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper|appt=6 March, 1913{{NLNov17|p. 391''j''}}|end=5 March, 1918}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril Thomas Hewlett-Cooper|nick=Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper|appt=6 March, 1913{{NLNov17|p. 391''j''}}|end=5 March, 1918}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Lewis Way|nick=Robert L. Way|appt=30 March, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 727}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Lewis Way|nick=Robert L. Way|appt=30 March, 1918{{NLDec19|p. 727}}|end=}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 7 December 2021
| H.M.S. Aquarius (1900) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.13 (1914) N.06 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Austin & Son[2] |
| Launched: | 1900 |
| Sold: | 14 May, 1920[3] |
H.M.S. Aquarius was the former S. S. Hampstead, purchased in 1902 as a distillery vessel and converted into a depot ship.
Service
Aquarius completed conversion into a depot ship in 1907, commissioning on 11 June. By mid-1911 she was working with the Third Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4] She served the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla in the Forth in 1914-15, becoming the first ship to berth in the newly-constructed Rosyth Dockyard on 2 October, 1914.[5]
She was a submarine depot ship in the Mediterranean in 1915. She finished the war as a water carrier and depot ship in the Mediterranean,[6] paying off at Chatham on 17 February, 1920.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Montague G. Philpott, 11 June, 1907[8][9] – 5 November, 1909[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Ernest Hamilton-Bate, 6 November, 1909[11][12] – 18 December, 1911[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Kiddle, 19 December, 1911[14] – 22 December, 1911[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Bertram O. F. Phibbs, 10 January, 1912[16] – 6 March, 1913
- Commander Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper, 6 March, 1913[17] – 5 March, 1918
- Commander Robert L. Way, 30 March, 1918[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 6, Part 47. p. 3.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ Philpott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/122. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 278.
- ↑ Philpott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/122. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1911). p. 279.
- ↑ Hamilton-Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/149. f. 152.
- ↑ Hamilton-Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/137/149. f. 152.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ Kiddle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/207. f. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 727.
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).
