H.M.S. Queen (1902)
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| Pendant Number: | 82 (1914) 96 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1900-01 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 12 Mar, 1901[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Mar, 1902[4] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Apr, 1904 |
| Sold: | 4 Nov, 1920[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
The Queen was commissioned at Devonport on 7 April, 1904, by Captain Alfred L. Winsloe, to relieve Russell on the Mediterranean Station.[6]
She recommissioned at Devonport 15 May, 1912.[7]
In 1915, she was helping bombard shore positions. On 5 October, she reported on her methods of indicating the point of aim. In summary, she aimed at a conspicuous object near the target and applied offsets in range and deflection.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Alfred L. Winsloe, 7 April, 1904.[9]
- Captain Lewis Bayly, 20 November, 1904.[10]
- Captain Ernest C. T. Troubridge, 5 March, 1907.[11]
- Captain David Beatty, 1 December, 1908.[Citation needed]
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 4 January, 1910.[12]
- Captain Thomas D. L. Sheppard, 22 September, 1911.[13]
- Captain Adolphus H. Williamson, 17 May, 1912.[14]
- Captain John W. L. McClintock, 22 January, 1914.[15]
- Captain Herbert A. Adam, 1 May, 1914.[16]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 25 May, 1916.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 37.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 April, 1904. Issue 37363, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 363.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8440/335, Enclosure 1.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 April, 1904. Issue 37363, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Bayly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 363.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
- ↑ Williamson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375c.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397e.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
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