H.M.S. Venus (1895)
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| Pendant Number: | P.2C (Jan., 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Fairfield |
| Laid Down: | 28 June, 1894 |
| Launched: | 5 September, 1895 |
| Commissioned: | 9 November, 1897 |
| Sold: | 22 September, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Venus was commissioned at Chatham on 9 November, 1897, by Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., for service in the Mediterranean.[2][3]
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" radio set.[4] Perhaps she received equipment sometime soon afterward.[Inference]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart., 9 November, 1897.[5]
- Captain Henry M. T. Tudor, 14 February, 1900.[6]
- Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 18 August, 1908.[7]
- Captain Thomas L. Shelford, 1 May, 1912.[8]
- Captain Robert G. D. Dewar, 1 August, 1914.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 40.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 19 October, 1897. Issue 35338, col D, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 25 October, 1897. Issue 35343, col D, pg. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, pp. 111-112
- ↑ Milne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 891.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 February, 1900. Issue 36067, col C, pg. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 390.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 23 April, 1912. Issue 39880, col G, pg. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 388.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
