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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>
 
''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>
  

Revision as of 19:06, 13 July 2013

H.M.S. Venus (1895)
Pendant Number: P.36 (1914)
P.2C (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield[2]
Ordered: 1893-94 Programme[3]
Laid down: 28 Jun, 1894[4]
Launched: 5 Sep, 1895[5]
Commissioned: 9 Nov, 1897[6]
Sold: 22 Sep, 1921[7]
Fate: to Cohen[8]


Service

Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.[9][10]

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.[11] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  8. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
  9. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.
  11. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
  12. Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1900. Issue 36067, col C, p. 8.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 390.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
  21. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
  22. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 388.
  23. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 388.
  24. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

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


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