H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)
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H.M.S. Prince of Wales | |
Career | Details |
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Built By: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
Laid down: | 20 March, 1901 |
Launched: | 25 March, 1902 |
Commissioned: | 18 May, 1904 |
Sold: | 12 April, 1920 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
The Prince of Wales commissioned at Chatham on 18 May, 1904, under Captain George A. Callaghan, with the crew of the Exmouth, Captain O'Callaghan, replacing that ship on the Mediterranean Station.[1]
Prince of Wales paid off on 5 April, 1917.[2]
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 18 May, 1904.[3]
- Captain Robert N. Bax, 18 November, 1913.[4]
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 8 June, 1916.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, pg. 7.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 397c.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, pg. 7.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397c.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.