Born - 10th August 1895 in Portsmouth, England
Joined the navy at 18 on 21st October 1913
21/10/13 - 19/03/14 @ Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
19/3/14 - 20/10/14 HMS Falcon
Type
: Torpedo Boat Destroyer ; Armament 1 x 12 pdr., 5 x 6 pdr. Tubes: 2 x 18 in
Launched :
29 Dec 1899 ;
Disposal date or year : 1 Apr 1918
Disposal Details
: Lost by collision in the North Sea,
BM:
tons ; Displacement: 408 tons
Notes:
Aug 1914 Devonport. Appropriated for Torpedo Range
Late Oct 1914 Dunkirk harbour, came in with eight dead and eight
wounded, having just been hit by a shell - see p. 618-9
www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-4.pdf.
Loss of HMS Falcon in collision with HM Armed Trawler John Fitzgerald - 1918.
12/04/18 - 19/8/18 Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
20/8/18 - 14/04/21 HMS Southampton
HMS Southampton served with the 1st battle squadron from February 1913, she then became flagship to the Commodore of the 1st light cruiser squadron of the Home Fleet in July 1913 until 1915. She then fought at Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank before leading the 2nd cruiser sqn from February 1915 until 1917 taking part in Jutland where she sank the torpedo boat S35 and the cruiser Frauenlob whilst also taking damage herself. She transferred to the 8th cruiser sqn from 1917-1919 becoming flagship to the 7th cruiser sqn sat South America from May 1919-1920. After a refit at Cape in 1920/21 she joined the 4th cruiser sqn in the East Indies from September 1921-24. After this she was put into reserve and later in 1926 she was sold.
15/04/21 - 03/6/21 HMS Dartmouth
2nd class/light cruiser, Weymouth class, 5,250t, 1911(c), 8-6in, 25kts, 375 crew, Dardanelles 1915. Sold 1930
Jan 1921-Jun 1921, South America
04/06/21 - 06/08/21 @ Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
07/08/21 - 28/11/21 HMS Fisgard & Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
THE FISGARD ASSOCIATION WITH ARTIFICER TRAINING
In early 1903 that most renowned, formidable and innovative of First Sea Lords-Admiral
Sir John (Jackie) Fisher concerned that the Royal Navy might otherwise
be overtaken in seagoing technical expertise by the burgeoning Imperial
German Navy, introduced a scheme for the training of Boy Artificers, which,
in his words, "…would prove second to none". Within two years three "Centres
of Excellence" for the training of Engine Room Artificer Apprentices had
been established at Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth, the latter housed
in a collection of Victorian hulks in the harbour, being designated
HMS Fisgard.
9/11/21 - 12/12/21 @ Vernon (Winchester)
13/12/21 - 31/08/23 @ Vernon ( C,M,B's)
During the First World War, work at HMS Vernon concentrated on torpedo trials and
training and the research and development of anti-submarine devices and training
in their use as well as mines and ships' electrics.
The seventeenth Royal Navy 'ship' to be named HMS Dolphin was the RN shore establishment sited at Fort Blockhouse in Gosport. Dolphin was the home of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from 1904 to 1999, and location of the Royal Navy Submarine School.
03/10/23 - 23/10/23 @ Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
24/10/23 - 27/09/25 HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke was built at Cammell Laird in Portsmouth
and Launched on the 12th October 1912.
Compliment 589. Armament 6 13.5 inch Guns (3 x 2 ) and
12 6-inch Guns . Machinery 4-shaft Turbines, S.H.P 31,000 giving a top
speed of 21.25 knots this was reduced to 18 knots with mutilated boiler
power. . Displacement 21,250 tons.
is a 24-gun turbine
battleship lain down and launched at Portsmouth in 1912.
She is of 25,000 tons, 29,000 horse-power, and 22 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught were 574ft., 90ft., and 28ft.
28/09/25 - 18/02/26 HMS Calypso
Displacement: 4,180 tons Speed: 29kt Complement: 400 increasing to 437 as a Flagship.
Armament: Five 6 inch guns, Two 3inch anti-aircraft guns and two 2pdr anti-aircraft guns. Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
She was recommissioned in August 1922, January
1925 and again in August 1927
19/02/26 - 24/03/26 HMS Marlborough
Compliment 589. Armament 6 13.5 inch Guns (3 x 2 ) and 12 6-inch Guns . Machinery 4-shaft Turbines, S.H.P 31,000 giving a top speed of 21.25 knots this was reduced to 18 knots with mutilated boiler power. . Displacement 21,250 tons.
25/03/26 - 13/09/26 @ Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
14/0/26 - 09/01/28 HMS Fisgard (Torpoint)
10/01/82 - 20/02/28 HMS Courageous
Converted to aircraft carrier at Devonport Dockyard from June 1924 until 5 May 1928. Recommissioned on 21 February 1928, this was prior to the completion of her conversion.
21/02/28 - 04/10/28 @ Victory (Portsmouth Docks)
05/10/28 - 25/02/30 HMS Caradoc
