H.M.S. Swiftsure (1903)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | P.05 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
| Laid Down: | 26 February, 1902 |
| Launched: | 12 January, 1903 |
| Commissioned: | June, 1904 |
| Sold: | 18 June, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Originally built for Chile as Constitucion, she was purchased along with sister Triumph on 3 December, 1903.[2] As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.
Service
Swiftsure served in the East Indies until 1915 and then moved to the Mediterranean.[3] She paid off on 26 April, 1917.[4]
Alterations
In 1913 it was approved that Swiftsure receive a Mark III Dumaresq, Pattern 760. Having been supplied with the Mark III variant, she was to surrender a Mark I instrument.[5]
In 1918, Swiftsure was converted to a blockship at Chatham Royal Dockyard, but was never used as such.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Cecil F. Thursby, 5 August, 1908.[7]
- Captain Cyril E. Tower, 8 February, 1910.[8]
- Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, 14 April, 1914.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. "283.—Instruments, Rate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760—Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.—6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 32.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 383.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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