H.M.S. Venus (1895)
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| 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] |
H.M.S. Venus was completed in 1897 as one of nine Eclipse class cruisers, but she served in the Great War as a destroyer depot ship.
Service
Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.[9][10]
She completed to special complement at Portsmouth on 20 December, 1911. In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the First Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
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.[12] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur W. E. Prothero, 15 June, 1897[13] – 30 July, 1897[14] (for manoeuvres)
- Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 9 November, 1897[15] – 31 March, 1900[16]
- Captain Charles H. Cochran, February, 1903[17]
- Captain Reginald G. O. Tupper, November, 1903[18]
- Captain Francis G. Eyre, 15 July, 1905[19] – 23 January, 1907[20]
- Captain Cuthbert G. Chapman, 23 January, 1907[21] – 17 August, 1908[22]
- Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 18 August, 1908[23] – 11 October, 1910[24]
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, 11 October, 1910[25][26]
- Captain Arthur R. Hulbert, 14 November, 1911[27]
- Captain Thomas L. Shelford, 1 May, 1912[28]
- Captain James R. P. Hawksley, 25 April, 1913[29] – 1 October, 1913[30]
- Captain Robert G. D. Dewar, 1 August, 1914[31]
- Captain Lancelot N. Turton, October, 1917[32]
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 15 October, 1918[33]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 390.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 522.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
- ↑ Chapman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 659.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 925-925a.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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