H.M.S. Canopus (1897)
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H.M.S. Canopus (1897) | |
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Pendant Number: | N.29 (1914) N.17 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
Laid down: | 4 Jan, 1897[3] |
Launched: | 13 Oct, 1897[4] |
Commissioned: | 5 Dec, 1899 |
Sold: | 18 Feb, 1920[5] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
She paid off at Portsmouth on 24 April, 1903, preparatory to going to a private yard for refit.[6] On 18 July, 1904, a number of officers were appointed to Canopus for tactical exercises, amongst whom were Robert L. Groome,[7] and Maurice Woollcombe.[8]
In mid-1913, she was in the Third Fleet at The Nore. In July, she was to "proceed to Pembroke Dock".[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilmot H. Fawkes, 20 November, 1899[Citation needed]
- Captain Harry S. F. Niblett, 9 November, 1900[Citation needed]
- Captain Philip F. Tillard, December, 1902[10]
- Captain Edward S. Fitzherbert, 18 July, 1904[11]
- Rear-Admiral Frederic W. Fisher, 9 May, 1905[12]
- Captain Douglas A. Gamble, 14 August, 1905[13]
- Captain Godfrey H. B. Mundy, August, 1906[14]
- Captain William O. Story, 1 February, 1908[15]
- Commander Francis G. St. John, 15 February, 1910[16] (borne in Albion)
- Commander Tristan Dannreuther, 2 August, 1910[17] (borne additional in Albion)
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 1 August, 1914[18]
- Captain (retired) Edgar G. H. Gamble, 28 May, 1917[19]
Radio
In 1901, while serving in the Mediterranean, she had or was slated to receive a Marconi W/T kit.[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 25 April, 1903. Issue 37064, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Groome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 546.
- ↑ Woollcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 504.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 290.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Stafford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 221.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 458.
- ↑ Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 506.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Story Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 291.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 8 July, 1910. Issue 39319, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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