H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)
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| H.M.S. Prince of Wales | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| 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]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 18 May, 1904.[3]
- Captain Reginald G. O. Tupper, 27 July, 1905.[4]
- Captain Herbert W. Savory, 12 August, 1907.[5]
- Captain Edward M. Phillpotts, 4 February, 1909.[6]
- Captain Ronald A. Hopwood, 20 November, 1910.[7]
- Captain Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis, 19 December, 1911 - 17 May, 1912.[8]
- Captain John S. Dumaresq, 18 November, 1912.[9]
- Captain Robert N. Bax, 18 November, 1913.[10]
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 8 June, 1916.[11]
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.
- ↑ Tupper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1336.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 361.
- ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, pg. 8.
- ↑ Heaton-Ellis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 38.
- ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
- ↑ 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.
