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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:
- Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 9 November, 1897.[12]
- Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 14 February, 1900.[13]
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, February 1903.[14]
- Captain Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, November 1903.[15]
- Captain Francis George Eyre, 15 July, 1905. [16]
- Captain Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman, January 1907.[17]
- Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 18 August, 1908.[18]
- Captain Robert Edmund Ross Benson, October 1910.[19]
- Captain Arthur Russell Hulbert, 14 November, 1911.[20]
- Captain Thomas L. Shelford, 1 May, 1912.[21]
- Engineer Lieutenant William P. C. Spriddle, 21 November, 1912.[22]
- Captain Robert G. D. Dewar, 1 August, 1914.[23]
- Captain Lancelot Napier Turton, October 1917.[24]
- Captain Hubert Seeds Monroe,October 1918.[25]
- Captain James Rose Price Hawksley, ?.[Fact Check]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 40.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1900. Issue 36067, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 390.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 11 November, 1911. Issue 39740, col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 388.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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