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In 1918, ''Swiftsure'' was converted to a [[Blockship|blockship]] at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]], but was never used as such.<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 31.</ref>
 
In 1918, ''Swiftsure'' was converted to a [[Blockship|blockship]] at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]], but was never used as such.<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 31.</ref>
  
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*Captain [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby|Cecil F. Thursby]], 5 August, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 380.</ref>
 
 
*Captain [[Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy]], 14 April, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy]], 14 April, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 383.</ref>
  

Revision as of 16:01, 25 May 2012

H.M.S. Swiftsure
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: P.05 (Jan 1918)[1]
Built By: Armstrong's, Elswick
Laid Down: 26 February, 1902
Launched: 12 January, 1903
Commissioned: June, 1904
Sold: 18 June, 1920
Fate: Scrapped

Originally built for Chile as Constitucion, she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[2] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.

Service

Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[3] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[4]

Alterations

In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[5]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383.

Bibliography

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