H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.10 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Laid down: | 25 March, 1895 |
| Launched: | 2 September, 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January, 1898 |
| Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Germany |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 390 feet |
| Beam: | 75 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Top Speed: | 18.7 knots |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 673 |
| Armament: |
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Career
Cæsar was commissioned at Portsmouth on 13 January, 1898, by Captain John P. Pipon, C.B., C.M.G., with a complement of 757 officers and men for service on the Mediterranean Station.[1]
By the First World War, Cæsar was allegedly capable of only nine knots maximum speed.[2]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[3]
Radio
By the end of 1901, she was fitted or due to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John P. Pipon, 13 January, 1898.[5]
- Captain Edward H. Gamble, 14 April, 1899.[6]
- Captain George A. Callaghan, 21 December, 1901.[7]
- Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas, 2 February, 1904.[8]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 7 March, 1905.[9]
- Captain Sydney R. Fremantle, 5 December, 1905.[10]
- Captain Archibald P. Stoddart, 28 May, 1907.[11]
- Captain Robert H. Anstruther, .
- Captain Price V. Lewes, .
- Captain Robert E. R. Benson, .
- Captain Edward W. E. Wemyss, 4 June, 1912.[12]
- Captain Edward G. Lowther-Crofton, 1 February, 1915.[13]
- Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 10 December, 1915.[14]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 January, 1898. Issue 35412, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ Transcript of interview with Paymaster Rear-Admiral Keith MacL. Lawder in possession of the University of Leeds Library. f. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, pg. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 April, 1899. Issue 35804, col F, pg. 8.
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 535.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ Fremantle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 473.
- ↑ Stoddart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1231.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392o.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392r.
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.
