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''Venus'' was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], for service in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 19 October, 1897.  Issue '''35338''', col D, pg. 8.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 October, 1897.  Issue '''35343''', col D, pg. 10.</ref>
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''Venus'' was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], for service in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 19 October, 1897.  Issue '''35338''', col D, p. 8.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 25 October, 1897.  Issue '''35343''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
  
 
==Radio==
 
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], 9 November, 1897.<ref>Milne Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 891.</ref>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[Archibald Berkeley Milne, Second Baronet|Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.]], 9 November, 1897.<ref>Milne Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 891.</ref>
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*Captain [[Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|Henry M. T. Tudor]], 14 February, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 16 February, 1900.  Issue '''36067''', col C, pg. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Henry Morton Tudor Tudor|Henry M. T. Tudor]], 14 February, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 16 February, 1900.  Issue '''36067''', col C, p. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Francis George Eyre]], 15 July, 1905. <ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, pg. 10.</ref>
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*Captain [[Francis George Eyre]], 15 July, 1905. <ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 13 July, 1905.  Issue '''37758''', col D, p. 10.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger J. B. Keyes]], 18 August, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 390.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger J. B. Keyes]], 18 August, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 390.</ref>
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* Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert]], 14 November, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 11 November, 1911.  Issue '''39740''', col B, pg. 13.</ref>
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* Captain [[Arthur Russell Hulbert]], 14 November, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 11 November, 1911.  Issue '''39740''', col B, p. 13.</ref>
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*Captain [[Thomas Lawrie Shelford|Thomas L. Shelford]], 1 May, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, pg. 16.</ref>
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*Captain [[Thomas Lawrie Shelford|Thomas L. Shelford]], 1 May, 1912.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar|Robert G. D. Dewar]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 388.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar|Robert G. D. Dewar]], 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 388.</ref>
 
* Captain [[James Rose Price Hawksley]],  
 
* Captain [[James Rose Price Hawksley]],  

Revision as of 21:52, 29 August 2012

Career Details
Pendant Number: P.2C (Jan., 1918)[1]
Built By: Fairfield
Laid Down: 28 June, 1894
Launched: 5 September, 1895
Commissioned: 9 November, 1897
Sold: 22 September, 1921
Fate: Scrapped

Career

Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.[2][3]

Radio

In 1901, the ship is one of just two of her class of nine not noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[4] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 40.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, pp. 111-112
  5. ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1900. Issue 36067, col C, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 390.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 388.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

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