H.M.S. Bristol (1910)
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| H.M.S. Bristol (1910) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 99 (1914) 20 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid down: | 23 Mar, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Feb, 1910[4] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Hayle[7] |
H.M.S. Bristol was one of five Bristol class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1910.
Service
Bristol commissioned at Devonport 17 December, 1910. She was serving with Second Fleet out of Devonport in mid-1913, until ordered to be recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July for service in the Second Light Cruiser Squadron.[8]
Bristol recommissioned on 4 May, 1916.[9]
She was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Portsmouth in January, 1920.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Rudolf Walter Bentinck, August 1910.[11]
- Captain Basil Hew Fanshawe, 3 January, 1913.[12]
- Captain George James Todd, D.S.O., 10 March, 1916.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 745.
- ↑ The Navy List, (January, 1921), p. 735.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 745.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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